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Pierre Chareau

armchairs model MF 732, pair

France, 1924
macassar ebony, upholstery
28.5 w x 29 d x 31 h inches
This armchair design was utilized in select commissions by Chareau in the 1920s including Madame Reifenberg’s apartment designed by Robert Mallet-Stevens and Chareau’s own residence.

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Estimate: $70,000–90,000

Literature: Pierre Chareau, Vellay and Frampton, ppg. 88-89, 95, 298, 312 Pierre Chareau: Designer and Architect, Taylor, ppg. 76-78, 92 The Invention of Chic, Kolsek, pg. 107

Provenance: Acquired from Delorenzo Gallery by the present owners in 1988


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Expertly restored and reupholstered. Excellent condition.

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Important Design

08 December 2009
12:00pm cst