Pierre Chareau - Design New York Tuesday, June 6, 2017 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Acquired directly from the architect
    Thence by descent
    Christie's, Paris, "Arts Décoratifs du XXème siècle et Design," November 30, 2006, lot 149
    Acquired from the above by the present owner

  • Literature

    Les Arts de la Maison, Summer 1926, pl. XXXI for a similar example
    Mark Vellay and Kenneth Frampton, Pierre Chareau: Architecte-Meublier 1883-1950, Paris, 1984, pp. 52, 98-99
    Brian Brice Taylor, Pierre Chareau: Designer and Architect, New York, 1998, p. 46
    Esther da Costa Meyer, Pierre Chareau: Modern Architecture and Design, exh. cat., The Jewish Museum, New Haven, 2016, pp. 57, 71

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Set of four "Gondole" armchairs, model no. MF 11

circa 1922
Stained beech, fabric.
Each: 35 5/8 x 22 x 24 3/8 in. (90.5 x 55.9 x 61.9 cm)

Estimate
$20,000 - 30,000 

Sold for $25,000

Contact Specialist
Cordelia Lembo
Specialist, Head of Sale
+1 212 940 1265

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New York Auction 6 June 2017