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Lot Essay
Jules Bouy, a native of France, established his first interior design firm in Brussels. After World War I, Bouy moved to New York where he became associated with the Parisian decorating firm, L. Alavoire and subsequently headed Ferrobrandt New York. At Ferrobrandt, Bouy sold his own designs and also represented the metalwork of Edgar Brandt in the United States. After 1928 Bouy had his own interior decorating firm that offered a wide range of styles, including new design trends that reflected the urban architecture. Bouy's work, described as American art deco, was an eclectic style that balanced the modern and traditional with an American sensibility.
The present lot is from the estate of Lucile Lawrence, the wife of the famous harpist Carlos Salzedo, who was a great supporter of Bouy's work. Lucile Lawrence and Carlos Salzedo placed their own commissions as well as purchased large portions of two other commissions, that of Mr. and Mrs. H. Bartow Farr and Mrs. H.S. Lewine. The present table offered was originally commissioned for Mrs. H.S. Lewine in the 1930s and then subsequently purchased by Lucile Lawrence in the 1950s.
The present lot is from the estate of Lucile Lawrence, the wife of the famous harpist Carlos Salzedo, who was a great supporter of Bouy's work. Lucile Lawrence and Carlos Salzedo placed their own commissions as well as purchased large portions of two other commissions, that of Mr. and Mrs. H. Bartow Farr and Mrs. H.S. Lewine. The present table offered was originally commissioned for Mrs. H.S. Lewine in the 1930s and then subsequently purchased by Lucile Lawrence in the 1950s.