Pair of armchairs

1921

Cherrywood and satinwood inlaid with ebony and ivory

Upholstered with a gold and silver threaded silk, custom

made after the original fabric by Prelle, Paris

h. 331/2 in. (85 cm) – w. 231/4 in. (59 cm) – d. 241/5 in. (61,5 cm)

Unique pair

Provenance

French art market, 1990’s – Private collection, Paris, until 2021.

Exhibited

Our armchairs were presented at the twelfth edition of the Salon des

Artistes Décorateurs, Paris, 1921. They were part of a dining room suite designed

by Rapin, with a sideboard, a centre table and porcelain sconces made by the

Sèvres Manufacture.

Literature

Léon Rosenthal, ‘Le douzième salon des artistes-decorateurs’, in L’architecture,

volume 34, number 7, June 1921, page 3 – Yvonne Brunhammer, Les Artistes Décorateurs

1900-1942, 1990, page 71, plate 85.