Lot Essay
An example of these chairs can be found in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (inv. no. 1976.414.1).
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THE MIOTTEL MUSEUM: HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE S.S. NORMANDIE
PIERRE PATOUT (1879-1965)
Set of Six Armchairs from the First-Class Dining Room of the S.S. Normandie, circa 1934
Details
PIERRE PATOUT (1879-1965)
Set of Six Armchairs from the First-Class Dining Room of the S.S. Normandie, circa 1934
manufactured by Établissements Neveu, France
mahogany, gilt bronze, original wool upholstery, wool upholstery
34 3⁄8 x 22 1⁄2 x 20 in. (87.3 x 57.2 x 50.8 cm)
each impressed NEVEU
Set of Six Armchairs from the First-Class Dining Room of the S.S. Normandie, circa 1934
manufactured by Établissements Neveu, France
mahogany, gilt bronze, original wool upholstery, wool upholstery
34 3⁄8 x 22 1⁄2 x 20 in. (87.3 x 57.2 x 50.8 cm)
each impressed NEVEU
Provenance
S.S. Normandie, Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, circa 1935-1939
William Doyle Galleries, New York, 3 June 1992, lot 164
Acquired from the above by the present owner
William Doyle Galleries, New York, 3 June 1992, lot 164
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
J. Baschet, "L'Oeuvre décorative de la 'Normandie'", La Illustration, no. 93, 1 June 1935, n.p.
L. Reade, "The French Line Quadruple-screw Turbo-electric North Atlantic Steamship: Normandie", Ocean Liners of the Past: No. 5 in a series of reprints from 'The Shipbuilder & Marine Engine Builder', Greenwich, 1970, p. 118, fig. 2, and pl. IX (for period photographs of the First-Class Dining Hall)
B. Foucart, et al., Normandie: Queen of the Seas, New York, 1985, pp. 152 (for a period photograph of the Gala dinner on board while in New York, June 5, 1935), 163 (for a period photograph of The Captain’s Table, with Germaine Aussey on the right, October 1, 1937)
W. H. Miller, Jr., The Fabulous Interiors of the Great Ocean Liners in Historic Photographs, New York, 1985, pp. 80-81 (for a period photograph of the First-Class Dining Room)
Y. Masutani, et al., Fantastic Voyage: Luxury and Sophistication on the Ocean Liners, Osaka, 1996, p. 72, no. P31 (for a period photograph of the First-Class Dining Room), 73, no. 66
A. Wealleans, Designing Liners: A History of Interior Design Afloat, New York, 2006, p. 98 (for a period photograph of the First-Class Dining Room)
J. Maxtone-Graham, Normandie: France's Legendary Art Deco Ocean Liner, New York, 2007, pp. 74-75, 80, 129 (for period photographs of the First-Class Dining Room), 86
F. Ollivier, Aymeric Perroy, and Franck Sénant, À bord des paquebots: 50 Ans d'arts décoratifs, Paris, 2011, pp. 208 and 210 (for period photographs of the First-Class Dining Room)
J. Goss, French Art Deco, New York, 2014, pp. 160–161, 246, no. 44, 260, no. 44
L. Reade, "The French Line Quadruple-screw Turbo-electric North Atlantic Steamship: Normandie", Ocean Liners of the Past: No. 5 in a series of reprints from 'The Shipbuilder & Marine Engine Builder', Greenwich, 1970, p. 118, fig. 2, and pl. IX (for period photographs of the First-Class Dining Hall)
B. Foucart, et al., Normandie: Queen of the Seas, New York, 1985, pp. 152 (for a period photograph of the Gala dinner on board while in New York, June 5, 1935), 163 (for a period photograph of The Captain’s Table, with Germaine Aussey on the right, October 1, 1937)
W. H. Miller, Jr., The Fabulous Interiors of the Great Ocean Liners in Historic Photographs, New York, 1985, pp. 80-81 (for a period photograph of the First-Class Dining Room)
Y. Masutani, et al., Fantastic Voyage: Luxury and Sophistication on the Ocean Liners, Osaka, 1996, p. 72, no. P31 (for a period photograph of the First-Class Dining Room), 73, no. 66
A. Wealleans, Designing Liners: A History of Interior Design Afloat, New York, 2006, p. 98 (for a period photograph of the First-Class Dining Room)
J. Maxtone-Graham, Normandie: France's Legendary Art Deco Ocean Liner, New York, 2007, pp. 74-75, 80, 129 (for period photographs of the First-Class Dining Room), 86
F. Ollivier, Aymeric Perroy, and Franck Sénant, À bord des paquebots: 50 Ans d'arts décoratifs, Paris, 2011, pp. 208 and 210 (for period photographs of the First-Class Dining Room)
J. Goss, French Art Deco, New York, 2014, pp. 160–161, 246, no. 44, 260, no. 44
Exhibited
San Francisco, California, International Airport SFO Museum, S.S. Normandie, May 2004 - January 2005, no. 359
Brought to you by
Daphné Riou
SVP, Senior Specialist, Head of Americas