153 - JACQUES ADNET (1901 – 1984)
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Estimate €100,000 - €120,000

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JACQUES ADNET (1901 – 1984) C. 1950, A rare bookcase comprising a low cabinet with a cubic oak body, entirely upholstered in black leather with saddle-stitched detailing. The units feature rectangular tops in black melamine-faced wood and open via two doors fitted with gilded brass ring handles. The upper section comprises removable stacked shelves covered in black leather with saddle-stitching. The structure of the shelves and the base are made of gilded brass imitating bamboo. Dimensions: 234 x 364 x 42 cm. (Scattered scratches and minor signs of wear). Bookcase with a gold-plated brass frame imitating bamboo, enclosing stacked shelves entirely covered in black leather. Dimensions: 200 x 69.5 x 27.5 cm. (Slight peeling, scratches and signs of wear). Bookcase with a gold-plated brass frame imitating bamboo, enclosing stacked shelves entirely covered in black leather. Dimensions: 200 x 160 x 27.5 cm. (Slight peeling, scratches and signs of wear). Bookcase with a gold-plated brass frame imitating bamboo, enclosing stacked shelves entirely covered in black leather. Dimensions: 213 x 127.5 x 24 cm. (Missing screws, very slight wear). Storage unit with a cubic cabinet, entirely upholstered in black leather with saddle-stitching, forming a sideboard in the lower section. It opens via two doors with gilded brass ring handles and features, in the upper section, three black leather shelves set within a brass frame. Dimensions: 200 x 98 x 50 cm. (Missing screws, very minor chips and slight scratches). Jacques ADNET was a 20th-century French architect, interior designer and designer. At the age of sixteen, he enrolled at the École des Arts Décoratifs and, a few years later, joined the Maîtrise des Galeries Lafayette. From 1928, he became director of the Compagnie des Arts Français. He assembled a team of painters, glassmakers, coppersmiths, jewellers, potters, blacksmiths and engravers, including artists such as Lurçat, Chagall, Dufy, Léger, Perriand, Jourdain, Goupy, Daurat, Bouquet, Lenoble, Poillerat, Yencesse and the Giacometti brothers… Jacques Adnet primarily used metal and glass to create his pieces. He produced numerous works in collaboration with the architect René Coulon, including the Saint-Gobain pavilion for the 1937 Exposition des Arts et Techniques. He turned to the modernist style of the 1930s, creating sumptuous pieces of furniture in exotic woods or lacquer during the 1940s. For several decades, he designed interiors for both wealthy and more modest private clients, luxury hotels and the ocean liner Ferdinand-de-Lesseps. The collection features wooden furniture inspired by the Directoire style. In November 1947, he also designed the furniture for the Maison Française, following his participation in the International Exhibition of Urban Planning and Decoration. There, he exhibited wooden furniture produced by the Atelier Saint-Sabin, which epitomised a typical Brest flat. In addition to his collaboration with numerous artists, Adnet marked a turning point in the career of the famous lighting designer, Serge Mouille. They met in 1951, whilst Adnet was president of the Compagnie des arts français. Adnet then commissioned Mouille to create the first three-legged floor lamp, establishing Mouille as the undisputed master of 20th-century lighting design. Adnet’s style evolved as his career progressed. In the 1950s, he enjoyed a long-standing collaboration with Hermès, which commissioned him to create high-quality pieces featuring metal frames covered in stitched saddle leather. He went on to create chairs, desks, lamps, bookcases and more… It is from this prestigious partnership that the exceptional set of five lots we are offering for sale originates.

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153 - JACQUES ADNET (1901 – 1984) See original version (French)

153 - JACQUES ADNET (1901 – 1984)
See original version (French)