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Alphonse Mucha

Unique armchair, special commission

Auction Closed

May 28, 05:43 PM GMT

Estimate

120,000 - 180,000 EUR

Lot Details

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Description

Alphonse Mucha


Unique armchair, special commission


Circa 1900

Cherry wood, beech wood, patinated bronze, embossed leather backrest, trimmings and velvet cushion

89 x 83,5 x 60 cm ; 35 x 32 ⅞ x 23 ⅝ in.

Georges Fouquet jewelry shop, 6 rue Royale, Paris

Georges Fouquet private collection, Paris

Private collection, France, wedding gift by the latter

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Private collection, France

Mucha 1860-1939, peintures, illustrations, affiches, arts décoratifs, exhibition catalogue, Grand Palais, Paris, 5 February - 28 April 1980, p. 183 for a period photograph of our armchair in the Georges Fouquet store in Paris and for a drawing of the model referenced under n°237

Renate Ulmer, Alfons Mucha, artiste de l'Art Nouveau, Cologne, 1994, p. 14, for a period photograph of our armchair in the Georges Fouquet store in Paris

Victor Arwas, Alphonse Mucha, The Spirit of Art Nouveau, Virginia, 1998, p. 127, for a period photograph of our armchair in the Georges Fouquet store in Paris