LOUIS SÜE (1875-1968) (MODEL BY) - L'ATELIER FRANÇAIS - Lot 36

LOUIS SÜE (1875-1968) (MODEL BY) - L'ATELIER FRANÇAIS Panier fleuri, the model designed around [1911], presented at the Salon d'Automne, Paris, 1912, some copies for the decorator André Groult Pair of chairs in ribbed, molded, carved and polychrome-lacquered beech. The backrests are each carved with a woven basket holding a bouquet of stylized flowers; the curved bands around the edges feature a passementerie motif ending in a pompom at each end. The front legs are ribbed and the back legs slightly curved, joined by tapered struts. 1910's - probably made by the Damon & Berteaux workshops. The seat cushions are missing, the polychromy is badly missing and worn, the backband is damaged, two tassels are missing on the chair with the damaged headband. Height: 90cm - Length: 43cm - Depth: 40cm Provenance: Private collection, Brussels: Private collection, Brussels. Inherited from a grandmother who published fashion publications during the Art Deco period. Public collections: MAD - Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris - A similar chair, unlacquered, held in the collections of this institution under inventory number 996.107.1. Bibliography: - Florence Camard - Süe et Mare et la Compagnie des Arts Français - Les Éditions de l'Amateur, Paris, 1993. An identical model can be seen in a photograph taken at the Salon d'Automne, Paris, 1912, reproduced on page 64. - Félix Marcilhac - André Groult; décorateur-ensemblier du XXe siècle - Les Éditions de l'Amateur, Paris, 1997. The original drawing of our chair model is reproduced on page 42, an unlacquered variant is reproduced on page 43.