PIERRE CHAREAU (1883-1950)
Lot 68

PIERRE CHAREAU (1883-1950)

A RARE SUSPENSION SEAT, CIRCA 1925

Closed19 December 2013

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PIERRE CHAREAU (1883-1950)
A RARE SUSPENSION SEAT, CIRCA 1925
model 'EF 928', iron
78¾ in. (200 cm.) high, 90½ in. (230 cm.) wide, 36 5/8 in. (93 cm.) deep

Christie's, London, 29 October 1997, lot 60.

Specialist note

cf. M. Vellay and K. Frampton, Pierre Chareau: Architecte-Meublier 1883-1950, Paris, 1984, p. 152.

This design was first exhibited at the 1925 Exposition International des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes and is one of three versions known to have been produced for the French Embassy lounge (1925), for the Comte de Noailles's roof terrace at the Villa Hyères (1927), and for Hélèn Berheim, Comtess de Noailles (circa 1927).