Lot no. 125
RENÉ GABRIEL (1890-1950)
Rare "Caillebottis" armchair with stained oak frame, latticework seat and back with fine studded stained beech strips, right-angled armrests, resting on straight front legs and sabre back legs. Circa 1940-1941
(Restorations)
Height 72 cm - Length 72 cm - Width 54 cm
A 'Caillebottis' armchair in tinted oak and tinted beech (Restorations).
28 3/8 x 28 3/8 x 21 1/4 in.
HISTORICAL :
Designed for the Service des reconstructions provisoires in 1940-1941. Historical collector's item, not used.
PROVENANCE:
Artcurial sale, 13 March 2019, lot 153
Private collection, France
BIBLIOGRAPHY :
Pierre Gencey, "René Gabriel", Norma, Paris, p. 217
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