Live Auction 2327Christie's Interiors
A FRENCH ART NOUVEAU WALNUT AND LEATHER SIDE CHAIR,
Lot 622

A FRENCH ART NOUVEAU WALNUT AND LEATHER SIDE CHAIR,

ATTRIBUTED TO RENE LALIQUE AND CHARLES LAMBERT, LATE 19TH CENTURY,

Closed25 June 2010

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USD 125

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A FRENCH ART NOUVEAU WALNUT AND LEATHER SIDE CHAIR,
ATTRIBUTED TO RENE LALIQUE AND CHARLES LAMBERT, LATE 19TH CENTURY,
the leather back embossed and gilt-decorated with initials 'RL'
36½in. (92.7cm.) high, 17in. (43.2cm.) wide, 15¾in. (40cm.) deep

Specialist note

This chair is thought to have been designed by Rene Lalique and manufactured by his brother-in-law Charles Lambert in 1890 for Lalique's newly opened showroom on the fashionable Rue Therese. The ornate foliate design of the rooms reflected the popular Art Nouveau aesthetic of the day. Lalique remained there until 1903, when he moved to 40 Cours de la Reine.