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.
Pair 1930's French Art Deco Carved Wood Designer Wall Sconces by Charles Dudouyt
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Opa Locka, FL
1930's Pair French Art Deco Carved Wood with Brass Accent Wall Sconces by Charles Dudouyt. Masterpiece investment pieces. Rara pair by Dudouyt. French Estate acquisition.
Wood
Pair of French Art Deco Alabaster Brass Wall Sconces, 1930s
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A pair of Art Deco alabaster and brass wall sconces, France 1930s. White alabaster with beautiful black veins, brass with side black painted accents. Both pieces in very good vintage...
Alabaster, Brass
Pair of French Art Deco Brass Frosted Glass Wall Sconces, 1930s
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Pair of bronzed brass wall lights with frosted art glass globes, for indoor or covered outdoor use, France, 1930-1939. All wall sconces are in very good condition, beautiful patina, ...
Brass
Pair of French Art Deco Wall Sconces
Located in Long Island City, NY
Holiday Sale for a limited time...! A pair of French Art Deco grand scale (Measures: Width 23.25", depth 11.25", height 7.75") wall sconces enhanced by scroll details. Sconces will b...
Brass
Pair of French Art Deco Wall Sconces by Degue
By David Gueron Degue
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of French Art Deco wall sconces by the French artist "David Gueron Degue" known as Degue. In a molded clear frosted glass with polished details and matching bronze frames deco...
Bronze
An Art-Deco MODERNIST Wooden FLOOR LAMP by Charles DUDOUYT, France 1930
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in PARIS, FR
A thin and elegant floor lamp, Art-Deco, Modernist, Cubist, Constructivist, Machine-Age, massive wood circular base mounted on 3 wooden spheres in a Machine-Age manner, thin and very...
Wood
An Art-Deco MODERNIST Wooden FLOOR LAMP by Charles DUDOUYT, France 1930
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in PARIS, FR
A powerful, elegant and rigorous floor lamp, Art-Deco, Modernist, Cubist, Constructivist, Machine-Age, massive darkened wood circular base mounted on 3 wooden spheres in a Machine-Ag...
Wood
Pair of French Art Deco Wall Sconces by Sabino
By Verrerie des Hanots
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of French Art Deco wall sconces created by the French artist " Sabino " in great condition. In clear and frosted molded glass shades in geometric, streamlined design held by d...
Bronze
$3,398 / set
H 11.5 in W 13 in D 7 in
Pair of French Carved Wood Wall Sconces in the Style of Charles Dudouyt, 1940s
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A rare pair of carved oak two-arm wall sconces in the style of Charles Dudouyt, France 1940s. Beautiful hand-carved detailing with the original fabric lamp shades. Each sconce takes...
Wood, Oak, Fabric
Pair of French Art Deco Wall Sconces
Located in Bridgewater, CT
Pair of deco wall sconces, Travail, Francais, 1940s. Gilt and green patinated bronze with circular glass shades.
Bronze
Pair of French Deco Sunflower Wall Sconces, c. 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
This delightful pair of early 20th Century wall sconces exemplifies French Art Deco lighting with sculptural form and a soft, delicate appeara...
Metal
Pair of French Art Deco Wall Sconces
By Marius-Ernest Sabino
Located in Long Island City, NY
French Art Deco wall sconces known as the "Pinecone" in great condition. Shades are in Pinecone design in clear frosted glass with polished details with matching bronze frames. Sconc...
Bronze
Pair of French Art Deco Wall Sconces by Degue
By David Gueron Degue
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of French Art Deco wall sconces by the French artist "Degue" In molded clear frosted glass shades with flowers motif details mounted in a matching nickel bronze frames. Sconce...
Bronze
Pair of Dudouyt Sconces Beech circa 1940, France
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Labrit, Landes
French wall sconces pair of lights, made by Dudouyt These sconces are made of massive beech. These wall lights feature the style that makes all of Charles Dudouyt's creations instant...
Beech
Pair of Charles Dudouyt French Turned Wood Wall Sconces, 1940s
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Pair of French wall sconces from the 1940s made of solid turned wood with a dark finish and the representative design of Charles Dudouyt. The structure features a horizontal arm conn...
Wood
French Carved Wood Sconce by Charles Dudouyt
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lovely carved wood sconce by Charles Dudouyt from France, 1940s. Chevron carved stem with arm extending to hold single socket and tapered shade. Newly rewired and new linen shade. Or...
Brass
Charles Dudouyt French Oak Wall Sconce
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of French carved oak wall sconce in the style of Dudouyt France, circa 1940’s Handmade, intricately carved design Newly reconditioned Patina to wood from age Perfectly imperfec...
Wood
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H 7.88 in W 20.08 in D 9.85 in
Charles Dudouyt Pair of Chic Rustic Wall Sconces France circa 1940's
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in leucate, FR
Rare pair of carved oak wall lights by Charles Dudouyt. Great cabinetmaker's work, the sconces are made up of 7 pieces connected together by a screw thread carved into the wood o...
Wood
Pair of French Carved Wood Wall Sconces by Charles Dudouyt, 1940s
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A rare pair of carved oak two-arm wall sconces by Charles Dudouyt, France 1940s. Beautiful hand-carved detailing with the original jute fabric lamp shades, two Edison E14 light socke...
Jute, Wood, Oak