A favorite among Art Deco furniture collectors and enthusiasts, the work of Charles Dudouyt is known for its rustic and modernist sensibilities rather than the classicist design associated with the French designer and decorator's native country in the early 20th century.
Born in 1885, Dudouyt nurtured his artistic passions while studying at the Germain Pilon school. Upon graduating, he painted and earned a living as an illustrator at French publishing houses such as Calmann-Lévy and a weekly satirical magazine called L’Assiette au Beurre.
In 1918, after he returned from fighting in World War I, Dudouyt left his career as a painter and illustrator and turned to design interior furnishings instead. With his wife, he created and produced lighting fixtures and decorative objects, and in 1920, he founded a rustic furniture factory in Pontoise called L’Abeillée.
Over the next decade, Dudouyt expanded into larger-scale furniture design. In 1933, he moved to Paris and established a manufacturing company called La Gentilhommière, in which he had a store and a workshop. There, he produced a range of furniture, including chairs, cabinets, armchairs and credenzas. Dudouyt worked with a variety of woods that included oak, ash and beech, and integrated other organic materials in his seats and backrests such as leather, wicker and rope.
Dudouyt is known for his way of “embellishing chunky proportions with elegant carvings,” according to Amanda Jesse and Whitney Parris-Lamb of New York City design firm Jesse Paris-Lamb. Vintage Dudouyt sideboards, console tables and seating feature the distinct details now associated with Art Deco, such as geometric inlays, pronounced shapes and raised carved motifs. His oak dining chairs, while lauded for their substantial frames and durability, can also be seen as inviting and light in their sleek legs and armrests.
After he died in 1946, Dudouyt’s son Jacques continued operating La Gentilhommière until it closed in 1960. Today, Charles Dudouyt’s pieces continue to be highly sought by Art Deco interior designers and aficionados.
On 1stDibs, find a range of vintage Charles Dudouyt furniture.
Ceramic sculpture of a horseman, Charles Dudouyt country house, 1940s
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Sculpture from the 1940s by French designer Charles Dudouyt, produced by La Gentilhommière. Ceramic piece depicting a medieval warrior on horseback. Matte and glossy glazes in shades...
Ceramic
Gastone Batignani Engraved Ceramic Vase, Italy 1940s
By Gastone Batignani
Located in Naples, IT
The Ceramiche Batignani company was born in Tuscany in 1907 from the artistic and creative skills of Gastone Batignani, the founder. He started the c...
Ceramic
Wilhelm Kage Bowl ceramic "Argenta" for Gustavsberg Sweden 1940s Marked
By Gustavsberg, Wilhelm Kage
Located in Paris, IDF
WILHELM KÅGE. Footed bowl with a rounded form, "Argenta", Gustavsberg 1940s, green-glazed stoneware with silver geometric decor. Marked on the bottom with “Gustavsberg Argenta, A9"....
Silver
$1,553
H 5.12 in Dm 9.85 in
Wilhelm Kage bowl Ceramic Silver 'Argenta' Gustavsberg Sweden 1940s Marked
By Gustavsberg, Wilhelm Kage
Located in Paris, IDF
WILHELM KÅGE. Large bowl, "Argenta", Gustavsberg, stoneware with silver decoration, scrolled handles and a pedestal base. Green glaze with silver decoration of mermaid and fish. Diam...
Silver
Vally Wieselthier Art Deco Ceramic Tea Pot, USA, 1940s
By Vally Wieselthier, Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful Art Deco tea pot with lid, dated circa 1940, made of pottery / stoneware with lovely brown glaze, designed by Vally Wieselthier. In very good ...
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Ceramic vase by Anna-Lisa Thomson, 1940s
By Anna-Lisa Thomson, Upsala Ekeby
Located in Stockholm, SE
Ceramic vase model by Anna-Lisa Thomson, 1940s. Produced at Upsala Ekeby, 1940s.
Ceramic
Vallauris Pair of Candlesticks, 1940s
By André Baud
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Pair of candlesticks made at Vallauris, France, 1940s. Ceramic. Representation of braided candlesticks, Classic design from this period of the 40s. Very close to the work of Jérome M...
Ceramic
$6,000
H 8.75 in W 4.25 in D 4.25 in
Ceramic Vase, Glazed Stoneware Vase, Ciboure Pottery, France, 1940s
By Ciboure
Located in New York, NY
One of a set of beautiful ceramics from Ciboure Pottery, this vase is decorated by Pedro Garcia de Diego (1904-1969)with a captivating arabesque pattern in blacks and browns on a neu...
Stoneware
$2,105Sale Price|20% Off
H 10.63 in W 11.82 in D 5.52 in
Guido Andloviz Italian Midcentury Orange Ceramic Vase, 1940s
By Guido Andlovitz, S.C.I. Laveno
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian Mid-Century Modern design ceramic vase model “1316/2” designed by Guido Andloviz and produced by S.C.I. (Società Ceramica Italiana, Laveno) with orange semimat enamel , 1940s...
Ceramic
Ceramic Table Lamp by Anna-Lisa Thomson, 1940s
By Upsala Ekeby, Anna-Lisa Thomson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Ceramic table lamp model '208' by Anna-Lisa Thomson, 1940s. Produced at Upsala Ekeby, 1940s.
Ceramic
Arne Bang for Royal Copenhagen, Ribbed Ceramic Bowl, 1940s
By Arne Bang, Royal Copenhagen
Located in Milan, IT
Arne Bang for Royal Copenhagen, ribbed ceramic bowl, 1940s. An extraordinary example of Arne Bang's aesthetics, this ribbed stoneware bowl is the echelon of the Danish designer's wo...
Ceramic
Charles Catteau for Keramis – Art Deco Floral Vase, Belgium, 1940s.
By Keramis, Charles Catteau
Located in Bochum, NRW
An exceptional Art Deco ceramic vase designed by Charles Catteau for the Keramis manufactory in La Louvière, Belgium, created in 1941. Glazed ceramic with enamel and gilt detailing,...
Ceramic
$1,800 / item
H 9.25 in W 18 in D 5.25 in
Pair of Stylized Ceramic Swans by Waylande Gregory, circa 1940s
By Waylande Gregory
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of large scale ( 18"L) ceramic swan sculptures by Waylande Gregory. Brown/gray with gold paint and sgraffito stylized and typical of Gregory's work, circa 1940s, signed Waland...
Ceramic