Pierre Chareau

Grand Hôtel de Tours, France
L'Arc en Seine, Paris
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1992

Ernest Tisserand, "Meubles logiques - Ensembles rationnels," L'Art Vivant, February 1928, p. 135 (for a view at the Grand Hôtel in Tours)
J.P. Sabatou, "Le Salon de la Lumière," L'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui, October-November 1934, p. 72 (for the model in the Maison de Verre, Paris)
Marc Vellay and Kenneth Frampton, Pierre Chareau:  Architecte-Meublier 1883-1950, Paris, 1984, p. 100 and 318

Overall in very good condition. The surface mahogany top presents with a rich brown color with red hues and beautiful figuring. The wood has been sensitively refinished and presents with a few minor surface scratches, minute edge abrasions and light surface soiling consistent with age and gentle use. The front edge with three minor vertical scratches, the largest ¾ in. long. The iron has been repatinated and presents with minor surface scratches, a few minute abrasions and light surface soiling consistent with age and gentle use. The iron surfaces with some irregularities and minor traces of oxidation visible in the catalogue illustration and consistent with age and gentle use. An iconic work by Pierre Chareau that epitomize the artist talent’s for combining wood and metal in geometrical yet perfectly harmonious forms. -----
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