Pair of chauffeuses, mod. MF 313
Designer
Pierre Chareau
Jean Lurçat
Year
circa 1926
Design Museum Section
French Design Icons
Categories
Armchairs, Lounge chairs
Designheroes ID
48145
Auction House
Phillips
Headquarter
New York, United States
Condition
pre-owned/vintage
Sale name
Design
Sale Location
New York, United States
Pair of chauffeuses, mod. MF 313
Fabric upholstery.
circa 1926
Each: 23 1/4 x 27 1/2 x 37 in. (59.1 x 69.9 x 94 cm)
Tapestry designed by Jean Lurçat.
Exhibited
The present model "chauffeuse" was exhibited at the 1926 Salon d'Automne, Paris.
"Pierre Chareau: Modern Architecture and Design," The Jewish Museum, New York, November 4, 2016-March 26, 2017 (for the chauffeuse pictured on the right)
"Pierre Chareau: Modern Architecture and Design," The Jewish Museum, New York, November 4, 2016-March 26, 2017 (for the chauffeuse pictured on the right)
Literature
Albert Morancé, ed., Encyclopédie des Métiers d'Art: Décoration Moderne, Tome 1, Paris, pls. 63, 65-66
Gabriel Henriot, "Pierre Chareau," Mobilier et Décoration, December 1927, pp. 218, 220
Ivanhoé Rambosson, "Un grand hôtel à Tours," Art et Décoration, January-June, 1928, p. 36
Mark Vellay and Kenneth Frampton, Pierre Chareau: Architecte-Meublier 1883-1950, Paris, 1984, pp. 68-69, 97, 112, 308
Brian Brice Taylor, Pierre Chareau: Designer and Architect, New York, 1998, p. 64 for a gouache, illustrated p. 87
Marie-France Boyer, "Shades of Gray," The World of Interiors, May 2011, illustrated pp. 208, 210
Esther da Costa Meyer, Pierre Chareau: Modern Architecture and Design, exh. cat., The Jewish Museum, New Haven, 2016, pp. 58-59 for similar examples, illustrated p. 105
Gabriel Henriot, "Pierre Chareau," Mobilier et Décoration, December 1927, pp. 218, 220
Ivanhoé Rambosson, "Un grand hôtel à Tours," Art et Décoration, January-June, 1928, p. 36
Mark Vellay and Kenneth Frampton, Pierre Chareau: Architecte-Meublier 1883-1950, Paris, 1984, pp. 68-69, 97, 112, 308
Brian Brice Taylor, Pierre Chareau: Designer and Architect, New York, 1998, p. 64 for a gouache, illustrated p. 87
Marie-France Boyer, "Shades of Gray," The World of Interiors, May 2011, illustrated pp. 208, 210
Esther da Costa Meyer, Pierre Chareau: Modern Architecture and Design, exh. cat., The Jewish Museum, New Haven, 2016, pp. 58-59 for similar examples, illustrated p. 105
Provenance
Galerie Félix Marcilhac, Paris
Private collection, Paris
Christie’s, Paris, "Arts Décoratifs du xxé siècle et Design," May 16, 2007, lot 239
Private collection, Paris
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Private collection, Paris
Christie’s, Paris, "Arts Décoratifs du xxé siècle et Design," May 16, 2007, lot 239
Private collection, Paris
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Object
Pair of chauffeuses, mod. MF 313
Designer
Pierre Chareau
Jean Lurçat
Year
circa 1926
Design Museum Section
French Design Icons
Categories
Armchairs, Lounge chairs
Designheroes ID
48145
Auction House
Phillips
Headquarter
New York, United States
Condition
pre-owned/vintage
Sale name
Design
Sale Location
New York, United States
