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DESIGNED BY PIERRE CHAREAU FOR ROBERT MALLET-STEVENS, CIRCA 1927; THE LAMP BY LE CHEVALIER
Details
An ebonised beech and polished steel writing desk and stool, Model MB 405, with modernist aluminium lamp
Designed by Pierre Chareau for Robert Mallet-Stevens, circa 1927; the lamp by Le Chevalier
'L' shaped form, single shelf, retractable table, writing cabinet; the whole supported by polished steel frame, original key; the stool with curving ebonised seat, 't' shaped metal bracket and twin tubular supports; the lamp with metal bracket support and tubular shade
36½in. (92.7cm.) maximum height; 63½in. (161.2cm.) maximum length; 40½in. (103cm.) maximum depth; 14½in. (37cm.) height of stool; 10 5/8in. (27cm.) height of lamp (2)
Designed by Pierre Chareau for Robert Mallet-Stevens, circa 1927; the lamp by Le Chevalier
'L' shaped form, single shelf, retractable table, writing cabinet; the whole supported by polished steel frame, original key; the stool with curving ebonised seat, 't' shaped metal bracket and twin tubular supports; the lamp with metal bracket support and tubular shade
36½in. (92.7cm.) maximum height; 63½in. (161.2cm.) maximum length; 40½in. (103cm.) maximum depth; 14½in. (37cm.) height of stool; 10 5/8in. (27cm.) height of lamp (2)
Provenance
Robert Mallet-Stevens, Paris
Michel Souillac, Paris
Poulain Lefur Paris, 5th April 1994, Lot 319 where acquired by the present consignor
Michel Souillac, Paris
Poulain Lefur Paris, 5th April 1994, Lot 319 where acquired by the present consignor
Literature
THE DESK:
Vogue, 1st May 1927, p. 41
Art et Décoration, 1950, No. 19, pl. 42
Pierre Chareau, L'Art international d-aujourd'hui: meubles, ed. Charles Moreau, Vol. 7, pl. 42
René Herbst, Un inventeur...l'architecte Pierre Chareau, U.A.M., Paris, Ed. Salon des Arts Ménagers, pp. 9, 25, 29, 72
Guide de la XI Biennale des Antiquaires
Martin Battersby, The Decorative Twenties, London, 1969, No. 46, p. 53
Marc Vellay and Kenneth Frampton, Pierre Chareau. Architecte meublier, Paris, 1984, pp. 164/5
Philippe Sers (ed.), Robert Mallet-Stevens. Architecture. Mobilier. Décoration, various authors, Action Artistique de Paris, Paris, 1990, p. 85
Francis Jourdain, L'Art International d'Aujourd'hui: Intérieurs, Editions d'art Charles
THE LAMP:
Jean Prouvé, L'art International d'Aujourd'hui: Le Métal, Ed. Charles Moreau, Vol. IX, pl. 8
Wolf Uecker, Art Nouveau and Art Deco Lamps and Candlesticks, London, 1986, p. 78, No. 168
Daniele Baroni, L'Oggeto Lampada. Forma e Funzione, p. 73, No. 153
Vogue, 1st May 1927, p. 41
Art et Décoration, 1950, No. 19, pl. 42
Pierre Chareau, L'Art international d-aujourd'hui: meubles, ed. Charles Moreau, Vol. 7, pl. 42
René Herbst, Un inventeur...l'architecte Pierre Chareau, U.A.M., Paris, Ed. Salon des Arts Ménagers, pp. 9, 25, 29, 72
Guide de la XI Biennale des Antiquaires
Martin Battersby, The Decorative Twenties, London, 1969, No. 46, p. 53
Marc Vellay and Kenneth Frampton, Pierre Chareau. Architecte meublier, Paris, 1984, pp. 164/5
Philippe Sers (ed.), Robert Mallet-Stevens. Architecture. Mobilier. Décoration, various authors, Action Artistique de Paris, Paris, 1990, p. 85
Francis Jourdain, L'Art International d'Aujourd'hui: Intérieurs, Editions d'art Charles
THE LAMP:
Jean Prouvé, L'art International d'Aujourd'hui: Le Métal, Ed. Charles Moreau, Vol. IX, pl. 8
Wolf Uecker, Art Nouveau and Art Deco Lamps and Candlesticks, London, 1986, p. 78, No. 168
Daniele Baroni, L'Oggeto Lampada. Forma e Funzione, p. 73, No. 153
Exhibited
Spring'94, The Fine Art Society, London, Cat. No. 62
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis