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Eugène PRINTZ (1889-1948) Pair of modernist chairs in veneer…
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Eugène PRINTZ (1889-1948) Pair of modernist chairs in veneer…
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Estimate €10,000 - €15,000
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Description
Eugène PRINTZ (1889-1948)
Pair of modernist chairs in veneer and palm wood with an inverted backrest topped by a scrolled crosspiece and recessed triangular solid armrests.
They rest on a sheath base at the front and are extended at the back on the backrest.
Modern upholstery covered with fabric decorated with black lines on a blue background
Circa 1930
H: 87.5 cm / W: 50 cm / D: 50 cm
Note : Similar model exhibited at the XIXth Salon des Artistes Décorateurs in Paris in 1929
Provenance :
-Villa of Mr X. in Casablanca (Morocco). From an important decoration made by Eugène Printz in the 1930s.
This set also included a console table (or desk) of a model identical to the one conserved in the Palais de la Porte Dorée (Maréchal Lyautey's oval salon),
sold on 16 May 2017 in Paris (lot 108), and a lacquer panel by Jean Dunand, also sold in Paris on 19 March 2014.
-Private collection, France.
Bibliography:
- Les échos des industries d'art", June 1929, for the model presented at the XIXth Salon des Artistes Décorateurs, Paris, 1929, and reproduced on page 47.
- Guy Bujon and Jean-Jacques Dutko, "E.Printz", Les Editions du Regard, Paris, 1986, similar model reproduced on pages 135 and 286.
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