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14 - André GROULT (1884–1967)
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Estimate €8,000 - €10,000
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André GROULT (1884–1967) Model created circa 1913 Pair of chairs in fruitwood. Round, openwork backs carved with a stylised palm frond motif, with oval cane-seated seats resting on octagonal legs at the front and sabre-shaped legs at the rear. Branded with ‘André Groult’ and a floral basket motif. 94 x 52 x 50 cm (signs of wear) A pair of fruitwood chairs designed by André Groult around 1913, with round, openworked backrests carved with a stylised palm motif, oval caned seats and octagonal legs at the front and sabre-shaped legs at the rear. Stamped “André Groult” and with the flower basket motif. 37.01 x 20.47 x 19.68 inches (shows signs of wear) Bibliography: - Félix Marcilhac: “André Groult, décorateur-ensemblier du XXe siècle”, Les Éditions de l’Amateur, Paris, 1997; model (with sculpted seat band) reproduced on page 63, plate 2, and armchair based on the model reproduced on pages 66, plate 3, and page 76, plate 2. - *La Renaissance de l’art français et des industries de luxe*, May 1918, page 29: reproduction of a watercolour by André Groult for the interior design project of his own drawing room, showing the armchair of this model. - *L’Art Décoratif*, January 1914: the model reproduced as part of a set on page 62 - *Art et Décoration*, October 1913: an armchair based on the model reproduced on page 131. Exhibitions: - A model of this chair (with a sculpted seat band) was presented as part of the ‘Petit Salon’ exhibited by André Groult at the 1913 Salon d’Automne.
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About the sale Masters VI – 20th-Century Decorative Arts
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Auction time 11/06/2026 at 2:00 PM
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YANN GIRAULT
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