Lot 450

ANDRÉ GROULT (1884-1966) (ATTRIBUTED DESIGNER)
PAIR OF ART DECO ARMCHAIRS, CIRCA 1930





Auction: Design Since 1860 | 21 October 2021 From 10:00
£4,750
Description
giltwood frame with velvet upholstery
Dimensions
76cm wide, 97cm high, 83cm deep
Footnote
Literature: Marcilhac, Félix André Groult: Décorateur-Ensemblier du XXème Siècle, L'Amateur (French Edition) 1997, pp. 87 (illus. no.2 and 3); 86 (illus. no.1 and 2) and 156 (illus. no.1)
Note: Groult was one of a group of French designers who led a shift from Art Nouveau towards a more restrained and classical style in the first quarter of the 20th century. These armchairs, with their roots in the 18th century, demonstrate characteristic motifs in Groult's iconography with their exaggerated cowled backs and spiral mouldings.




