Details
MARC DU PLANTIER (1901-1975)
A SET OF SIX 'EGYPTIENNE' CHAIRS, CIRCA 1935
oak, with traces of original liming, with later printed-cotton buttoned upholstery
31 in. (79 cm.) high; 19 in. ( 48.5 cm.) wide; 20 ¼ in. (51.4 in.) deep
Provenance
Yves Gastou, Paris, 1997.
Literature
Similar example illustrated:
M. Zahar, 'Une Installation de Marc Du Plantier', Art et Décoration, March 1936, pp. 51-56;
M. Zahar, 'Deux Ensembles de M. du Plantier', Art et Décoration, June 1938, pp. 185-198;
Y. Badetz, Marc du Plantier, Paris, 2010, pp. 60-63 and 66-68.
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