Pierre CHAREAU (1883-1950) - Lot 138

Pierre CHAREAU (1883-1950) Rare suite of eight modernist chairs model "MF 275" in veneer and Rio rosewood. Full curved back with detached armrests with flat curved cuffs and wide straight corner legs. Seat upholstered in studded burgundy-red moleskin. Model created in 1924 H: 85 - W: 51.5 - D: 43 cm History: This model was designed for the Noailles family, Jean Dalsace, Daniel Dreyfus and Hélène Reifenberg. Provenance: -private collection from central France -former collection of the director of the NMPP company Bibliography : - View of Pierre Chareau's stand at the Salon d'Automne 1926. - Marc Vellay, Heneth Frampton, "Pierre Chareau", edition du Regard, Paris, 1984, similar model reproduced in an interior on page 101 and on a vignette on page 316. - Pierre Chareau designer and architect", Benedikt Taschen, Cologne, 1992, similar model reproduced in an interior on page 90. - Marc Bédarida and Francis Lamond, "Pierre Chareau, biographie, expositions, mobilier", Norma éditions, Paris, 2023, for a similar model reproduced on page 296 under number 51. Pierre Chareau, born in Bordeaux in 1883 and died in the United States in 1950, is considered one of the most eminent architects/decorators of the interwar period, and one of the emblematic figures of the French modern movement of the Art Deco period. Self-taught, he joined the Paris branch of the firm Waring and Gillow, specialized in the manufacture of Arts & Crafts furniture, and was introduced to architecture and design. In 1919, he set up his own business at 54, rue Nollet, Paris, before adding a store on rue du Cherche-Midi in 1924, which he called La Boutique. He received numerous commissions and soon became a member of the Congrès Internationaux d'architecture moderne (CIAM) and the Union des artistes modernes (UAM). Pierre Chareau is best known for his furniture and lighting designs. His creations are motivated by a spirit of modern living, which he sublimated and brought to a climax with his major work: La Maison de Verre, for Docteur Dalsace, which reflects his taste for modular, transformable forms and spaces, the use of precious materials combined with the work of the finest craftsmen of his time. The ingenious systems he incorporates into his creations, with pivoting tops, ball-bearing mechanisms or the juxtaposition of alabaster plates, reflect and echo his desire to create furniture whose design is perfectly compatible with its function, and which responds to the needs of this modern age with precision. Expert: PBG expertise