PIERRE CHAREAU (1883-1950) Rare pair of modernist... Lot 29

PIERRE CHAREAU (1883-1950) Rare pair of modernist armchairs model MF732 in rosewood veneer Hot stamped with the artist's monogram Model created in 1924 and made for the reading room of the Grand Hotel in Tours around 1928 H : 70 cm W : 72,5 cm D : 82 cm Model presented at the 15th salon des artistes décorateurs in Paris in a decor with andirons and sculptures by Jacques Lipschitz, and carpet by Eileen Gray Bibliography: - Marc Vellay, Kenneth Frampton, Pierre Chareau - architecte meublier, Les Éditions du Regard, Paris, 1984, model reproduced in a period photograph on pages 72-73 - Pierre Chareau, Archives Louis Moret, 1994, Fondation Louis Moret, Martigny, 1994, Preparatory study reproduced on page 17 and similar model reproduced and referenced on p.16 - "Art et Décoration", February 1928, for a view of the interior of the hotel with the same model reproduced on a plate - "Mobilier et Décoration", April May 1924, model of the reproduced in black and white in an interior - "Art et décoration", June 1924