GUSTAVE SERRURIER-BOVY (1858-1910)
Pair of armchairs, circa 1904
Pair of cubist armchairs in mahogany and brass
Dimensions :
H 28 x L 26 x D 26 in.
H 72 x L 65 x P 65 cm
Provenance :
Former Paul and André Véra collection
Bibliography :
– Nouveaux éléments d’architecture – Décors et ameublements d’intérieur, Schmid Edition, Paris, c. 1908. Identical model, equipped with rings on the feet and not with clogs, appearing on a photograph taken in situ in the living room of René and Jeanne Dulong’s apartment at 22 rue Legendre in Paris.
– Serrurier-Bovy, a precursor designer 1858-1910, Françoise Bigot du Mesnil du Buisson and Etienne du Mesnil du Buisson, Editions Faton, Dijon, 2008. Identical model, equipped with rings on the feet and not with clogs, reproduced on page 190 and appearing on an archive photograph reproduced on page 75.
Ref : GSB005