Paul Dupré-Lafon

Pair of Lounge Chairs

Import Tariff

Auction Closed

April 22, 07:10 PM GMT

Estimate

70,000 - 100,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Collection of Jean and Terry de Gunzburg: Design Masters

Paul Dupré-Lafon

Pair of Lounge Chairs

circa 1930

stained wood, leather upholstery

24 ¼ x 25 ¼ x 30 ¾ in. (61.6 x 64.1 x 78.1 cm) each

Galerie Jean-Jacques Dutko, Paris

Acquired from the above by the present owners

"Architecture Intérieure et Meubles de Dupré-Lafon," Art et Industrie, May-June 1936, pp. 5 and 10 (for related examples)

Thierry Couvrat Desvergnes, Paul Dupré-Lafon: Décorateur des Millionnaires, Paris, 1990, pp. 9 and 168 (for a drawing of the model), 138, and 166 (for a related example)

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