Metal, covered with red-brown leather, oak, brass
France, circa 1950
Jacques Adnet (1900-1984) – French designer, representative of French modernism
Literature: comp. Hardy-Millet, p. 160
Dimensions: desk 75 x 150 x 71 cm; chair 80 62 x 48 cm; seat height 48 cm
condition
Jacques Adnet’s leather-covered office furniture belong to the classics of French design of the 1950s; the auction record for a comparable leather-covered desk including a chair by Adnet on the international auction market is placed at more than €62,000
Object is regular taxed. 19% VAT is added to the purchase price for deliveries within the EU.
Estimate by Auctionata Expert: 8.000 Euro

Jacque Adnet’s designs are of extravagant and at the same time simple shape, paired with the use of exquisite materials. The curved shape of the desk and the details of the chair feature typical French elegance and fineness.



Condition:

The leather is open in some parts of the seam. The leather covers show traces of use. Desk and chair are besides that in very good condition. The desk measures 75 x 150 x 71 cm, the dimensions of the chair being 80 62 x 48 cm (height x width x depth). The height of the seat is 48 cm.



Jacques Adnet (1900-1984)

Jacques Adnet studied at the École National des Arts Décoratifs in Paris before working as an interior architect at the ‘Maitrise’ as a pupil of Maurice Dufrêne. He designed pieces of furniture together with his brother until 1928. In that same year he became the artistic director of the Compagnie des Artistes français. The years 1929/30 mark the beginning of a cubist geometric period in Adnet’s work. In 1932, metal, mirror and glass are to his works. The ‘white epoch’ began in 1933. Adnet was a creator of mainly pieces of furniture, lights, tapestry, ceramic, glass and numerous interior designs of public institutions as well as private commissioners, e.g. the private apartment of the president of the Republic at Palais d'Elyssée, Paris. In addition, he also created theater decorations. He became the president of the Société des Arts Décoratifs in 1947 and the director in 1959. He received several awards such as the Grand Prix d'Architecture et d'Ensembles Mobiliers of the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs of Paris. (tm)

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