Tax exempt.

THE PROPERTY OF THE CHRYSLER MUSEUM OF ART, SOLD TO BENEFIT THE ACQUISITIONS FUND

A CARVED PEARWOOD STOOL*

HECTOR GUIMARD FOR THE RESIDENCE "CASTELVAL" OF LOUIS CHANU, CHAPONVAL, FRANCE, CIRCA 1903-1904

Details

A CARVED PEARWOOD STOOL*
Hector Guimard for the residence "Castelval" of Louis Chanu, Chaponval, France, circa 1903-1904
17½in. (44.5cm.) high, 25¾in. (65.4cm.) wide, 19¾in. (50.2cm.) deep

Special notice

Tax exempt.

Further details

*This lot may be exempt from sales tax, as set forth in the Sales Tax Notice at the front of the catalogue.

Lot Essay

cf. Alastair Duncan, Art Nouveau Furniture, 1982, fig. 106 for an illustration of this model and Guimard, 1992, p. 66 for an illustration of a drawing for the stool and an accompanying armchair.

In 1903, Chanu asked Guimard to build a summer home in Chaponval, located near Auvers-sur-Oise. Guimard also designed the furniture for the house. Among his works were a sofa, two armchairs, a small table, and the present stool for the salon and a dining table and chairs for the salle à manger.

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