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Property from an International Private Collection
PIERRE LEGRAIN (1889-1929)
Important and Rare Console, for Monsieur and Madame Maurice Martin du Gard, Paris, circa 1927
Details
PIERRE LEGRAIN (1889-1929)
Important and Rare Console, for Monsieur and Madame Maurice Martin du Gard, Paris, circa 1927
sycamore veneer, mahogany veneer, oak, mirrored glass, nickel-plated metal
35 1⁄8 x 90 ½ x 16 in. (89.2 x 229.8 x 40.6 cm)
Important and Rare Console, for Monsieur and Madame Maurice Martin du Gard, Paris, circa 1927
sycamore veneer, mahogany veneer, oak, mirrored glass, nickel-plated metal
35 1⁄8 x 90 ½ x 16 in. (89.2 x 229.8 x 40.6 cm)
Provenance
Monsieur and Madame Maurice Martin du Gard, Paris, acquired directly from the artist, circa 1927
Bob Walker, Paris
Sotheby's, Monaco, 9 October 1983, lot 222
Lloyd and Barbara Macklowe, New York
Galerie Jacques de Vos, Paris
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Bob Walker, Paris
Sotheby's, Monaco, 9 October 1983, lot 222
Lloyd and Barbara Macklowe, New York
Galerie Jacques de Vos, Paris
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
G. Varenne, "Quelques ensembles de Pierre Legrain," L'Amour de l'Art, Paris, no. 12, December 1924, p. 403 (for a related example)
L. Moussignac, Intérieurs IV, Paris, 1926, pl. 31 (for a related example)
E. Tisserand, "Un ensemble de Pierre Legrain," L'Art Vivant, Paris, no. 73, January 1928, pp. 20 (for a period photograph of Monsieur and Madame Maurice Martin du Gard with the present lot illustrated), 24-25 (for a discussion of the commission)
O. Selvafolta, Le Mobilier Art Déco, Paris, 1985, p. 52 (present lot illustrated)
Le mobilier du XXe siècle en France et en Europe, London, 1991, p. 141 (present lot illustrated)
L. Salmon, Pierre Legrain, Paris, pp. 189 (for a period photograph of the present lot), 191 (present lot illustrated)
L. Moussignac, Intérieurs IV, Paris, 1926, pl. 31 (for a related example)
E. Tisserand, "Un ensemble de Pierre Legrain," L'Art Vivant, Paris, no. 73, January 1928, pp. 20 (for a period photograph of Monsieur and Madame Maurice Martin du Gard with the present lot illustrated), 24-25 (for a discussion of the commission)
O. Selvafolta, Le Mobilier Art Déco, Paris, 1985, p. 52 (present lot illustrated)
Le mobilier du XXe siècle en France et en Europe, London, 1991, p. 141 (present lot illustrated)
L. Salmon, Pierre Legrain, Paris, pp. 189 (for a period photograph of the present lot), 191 (present lot illustrated)
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie Jacques de Vos, Pierre-Emile Legrain 1889-1929, September-October 1996, pp. 44, 108, 111, 114, no. 12 (present lot illustrated)
Brought to you by
Christina Haselerhansen
Head of Sale