Addiction | Benjamin Steinitz
Addiction | Benjamin Steinitz
A SUITE OF EIGHT WALNUT RUSTIC CHAIRS, FRENCH OR ENGLISH, 19TH CENTURY, FROM THE COLLECTION OF PIERRE BALMAIN | SUITE DE HUIT CHAISES EN NOYER SCULPTÉ À DÉCOR NATURALISTE, FRANCE OU ANGLETERRE, XIXE SIÈCLE, PROVENANT DE LA COLLECTION DE PIERRE BALMAIN
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July 23, 02:23 PM GMT
Estimate
25,000 - 40,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
A SUITE OF EIGHT WALNUT RUSTIC CHAIRS, FRENCH OR ENGLISH, 19TH CENTURY, FROM THE COLLECTION OF PIERRE BALMAIN
the seat with a black leather cushion
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SUITE DE HUIT CHAISES EN NOYER SCULPTÉ À DÉCOR NATURALISTE, FRANCE OU ANGLETERRE, XIXE SIÈCLE, PROVENANT DE LA COLLECTION DE PIERRE BALMAIN
l'assise munie d'un carreau de cuir noir
Haut. 88 cm (34¾in), larg; 43,5 cm (17¼in), Prof. 44 cm (17½in) ; Height 88 cm (34¾in), width 43,5 cm (17¼in), depth 44 cm (17½in)
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Former collection of the couturier Pierre Balmain (1914-1982)
Ancienne collection du couturier Pierre Balmain (1914-1982)
Ce mobilier naturaliste était à la mode dans les grottes et pavillons des jardins du XIXe siècle (voir W. Wrighte, Ideas for Rustic Furniture Proper for Garden Seats, Summer Houses, London, 1838).
This rustic furniture was very fashionable in the grottos and cottages in the 19th century (see W. Wrighte, Ideas for Rustic Furniture Proper for Garden Seats, Summer Houses, London, 1838).
Fig. 1 : Ideas for Rustic Funriture proper for Garden Seats, Summer Houses, Hermitages, Cottages, &, On 25 Plates [by William Wrighte], Londres, 1838.
Fig. 2 : Plate from Ideas for Rustic Funriture proper for Garden Seats, Summer Houses, Hermitages, Cottages, &, On 25 Plates [by William Wrighte], Londres, 1838.
Fig. 3 : Plate from Ideas for Rustic Funriture proper for Garden Seats, Summer Houses, Hermitages, Cottages, &, On 25 Plates [by William Wrighte], Londres, 1838.