Lot Essay
Guimard was engaged in the commissions for both the Maison Coilliot at Lille and the Castel Henriette at Sèvres between 1898 and 1900; chairs of virtually identical design to the present example for Maison Coillot were also incorporated in Guimard's interiors at the Castel Henriette (reproduced right).
Cf: Guimard, exh. cat. p. 220 et seq.
Cf: Guimard, exh. cat. p. 220 et seq.