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.
8 Natural Oak and Rush Chairs by Charles Dudouyt , France 1955
By Charles Dudouyt, Pierre Chapo, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Den Haag, NL
Set of 8 French dining chairs by Charles Dudouyt 1950's. Beautiful Natural Oak frames with legs that taper slightly from top to bottom. With woven Rush seats and the characteristic b...
Rush, Oak
Set of Six Charles Dudouyt Dining Chairs in Wood and Cane, 20th Century.
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Set of six Charles Dudouyt dining chairs in wood and cane, 20th century. Set of six Charles Dudouyt dining chairs, four identical chairs for the sides of the table and two identical...
Cane, Oak
$5,200 / set
Set of Four French Art Deco Chairs by Dudouyt
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Long Island City, NY
Set of four French Art Deco oak chairs by Dudouyt.
Oak
French 1940's Charles Dudouyt Oak & Rush Dining Chairs - Set of 4
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in North Miami, FL
Amazingly restored vintage Set of 4 Charles Dudouyt Oak Chairs with rush seats. NOTE: we also have the matching dining table with extensions available in separate listing. Please ...
Rush, Oak
Charles Dudouyt Set of Six (6) Rush and Walnut Dining Chairs
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in North Miami, FL
Vintage Walnut and rush seat dining chairs by Charles Dudouyt, France 1940s. Dudouyt crafted wooden furniture in strong Art Deco/ brutalist forms, using playful geometries and const...
Rush, Walnut
Set of 12 Painted Oak and Rush Turned Chairs by Charles Dudouyt, France 1940
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Almelo, NL
Set of 12 Painted Oak and Rush Turned Chairs by Charles Dudouyt, France 1940s Turned chairs — sometimes called thrown chairs or spindle chairs — represe...
Rush, Oak
A set of four 1940s oak and woven rope seat dining chairs by Charles Dudouyt
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in London, GB
A set of four 1940s oak and rope seat, ladder back dining chairs by Charles Dudouyt, which characteristic tapered legs and ball topped backs
Rope, Wood
Set of 4 1930s Oak Chairs by Charles Dudouyt with Leather Upholstery
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Austin, TX
Set of 4 1930s Oak Chairs by Charles Dudouyt with Leather Upholstery A set of 4 1930’s rustic vintage low seating solid oak wood structure with visib...
Leather, Wood
Charles Dudouyt, Six Rustic Dining Chairs, Oak, Rush, France, 1940s
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Stamford, CT
Charles Dudouyt, French Mid-Century Modern, Six Brutalist Dining Chairs, Oak, Rush, France, 1940s Set of six brutalist modern dining chairs designed and produced by Charles Dudouyt ...
Rope, Wood
French Wood and Woven Chairs by Charles Dudouyt, Set of 4
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Incredible set of four wood and woven chairs by Charles Dudouyt from France 1950s. Solid and chunky tapered legs with beautiful wavy carved wood backs and large wood ball details. Or...
Rush, Wood
$2,500 / set
H 41 in W 20 in D 19.5 in
Louis XVI Style, Six Dining Chairs, Painted Wood, Cane, Leather, 20th c.
Located in Stamford, CT
Louis XVI Style, Six Dining Chairs, Painted Wood, Cane, Leather, USA, 20th c. Set of six Louis XVI style carved wood, cane, and leather dining chairs. Painted Wood, Cane, Leather; ...
Hardwood
Charles Dudouyt Oak and Straw chairs
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Santa Gertrudis, Baleares
Painter and illustrator turned furniture designer Charles Dudouyt (1885-1946) sense of rusticity and modernism is strikingly present in this set of 1930s chairs.
Straw, Oak
$4,200 / set
H 42.92 in W 16.15 in D 16.54 in
20th Century Set of Six Catalan Chairs in Carved Walnut and Caned Seats
Located in Miami, FL
20th century set of six Catalan chairs in carved walnut and caned seats. Country chairs.
Cane, Walnut
$1,470 / item
H 36.03 in W 18.12 in D 17.72 in
8 Oak and Rush Chairs in Style of Charles Dudouyt , France 1960's
By Pierre Chapo, Charlotte Perriand, Charles Dudouyt
Located in Den Haag, NL
Oak and Rush Chairs in Style of Charles Dudouyt , France 1960's Solid Oak chairs with rush seats, with lovely Patina to the wood. The listed price is per chair and we have 8 chairs i...
Rush, Oak
Art Deco Set of 4 Chairs, Charles Dudouyt, France, 1940
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
Set of four French Art Deco dining chairs, Charles Dudouyt, 1940s, France. We can clearly see the work of the French school of the 1940s. The detailed designed backrest panels will ...
Brass
Set of Four 19th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Set of Four 19th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Chairs is truly a timeless classic! Featuring curved oval seatbacks and generous seats, the set...
Walnut
$3,432Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 38.98 in W 17.01 in D 15.56 in
1930s 40s Modernist Set of Six French Art Deco Oak Dining Chairs Charles Dudouyt
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Miami, FL
A magnificent set of six Modernist Art Deco dining chairs in style of Charles Dudouyt in original period burgundy Rexine . Carved oak detailing to the back and elegant modernist sabr...
Leather, Walnut
Art Deco Set of 6 Chairs, France, 1940
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
A composition of sculptural quietude, this set of six French Art Deco dining chairs reveals a language of measured elegance and artisanal precision. Conceived in the 1940s within a m...
Oak
$13,800 / set
H 32 in W 17 in D 19.5 in
20th Century Czech Set of Eight Black Art Deco Chairs by Jindrich Halabala
By Jindřich Halabala
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very rare set of eight ebonized Halabala Art Deco chairs hand polished with shellac, Model H 214, in good condition. The black dining chairs ...
Leather, Suede, Wood, Ebony
$7,761 / set
H 33.47 in W 17.72 in D 16.93 in
French Provincial Design Dining Chairs by Charles Dudouyt, France 1940's
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Midcentury French Provincial Design Dining Chair set of 6 by Charles Dudouyt. Made in France, 1940's / 50's period. Oak with rush seating. Typical Dudouyt design on these cha...
Rush, Oak
$2,400
H 25.25 in W 18 in D 17 in
Charles Dudouyt Fireside Low Chair or Stool in Stained Oak with Rush Seat
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A low fireside chair (chauffeuse) or stool in stained oak attributed to Charles Duduouyt, with turned, truncated cone-shaped legs floating over rece...
Straw, Rush, Oak
$3,500 / set
H 36 in W 19.5 in D 19.5 in
Set of Ten French Dining Chairs in the Manner of Charles Dudouyt, C 1940
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A wonderful set of ten French rustic modern/Art Deco dining chairs in the manner of Charles Dudouyt, each with a tall rush back woven in a bold basket-weave pattern with an arched pi...
Rattan, Wood
Charles Dudouyt Set of Four Armchairs in Oak and Red Velvet
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Charles Dudouyt, set of four armchairs, red velvet, stained oak, France, 1940s. This set of four Art Deco dining or armchairs is upholstered with deep red velvet fabric. The frame ...
Velvet, Oak
Sold
H 33.47 in W 23.23 in D 19.69 in
Charles Dudouyt Set of Six Reupholstered Dining Chairs in Oak and Red Leather
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Charles Dudouyt, set of six armchairs, reupholstered in leather and oak, France, 1930s These beautifully designed chairs are created in one of the most influential periods for the...
Leather, Oak
Charles Dudouyt Set of Red Leather Dining Chairs in Oak
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Charles Dudouyt, set of 6 armchairs, leather and oak, France, 1930s This set of six Art Deco dining chairs is upholstered with deep red leather that has patinated over time. The f...
Leather, Oak
French Carved Wood Dining Chairs by Charles Dudouyt, Set of 6
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great set of six wood and woven chairs by Charles Dudouyt from France, 1940s. Carved legs with beautiful carved wood design on backs. Two chairs with carved wood arms. Original woven...
Wood, Rush
6 Natural Oak and Rush Chairs by Charles Dudouyt , France 1950's
By Charlotte Perriand, Charles Dudouyt, Pierre Chapo
Located in Den Haag, NL
Set of 6 French dining chairs by Charles Dudouyt 1950's. Beautiful Natural Oak frames with legs that taper slightly from top to bottom. With woven Rush seats and the characteristic b...
Rush, Oak
Art Deco Dining Chairs by Charles Dudouyt, France, 1940s
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Antwerp, BE
These striking dining chairs by Charles Dudouyt, crafted in France during the 1940s, are exemplary of his signature post-Art Deco rustic modernism. Each chair is constructed in warm ...
Wood
French Wood and Woven Chair by Charles Dudouyt
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Incredible wood and woven chair by Charles Dudouyt from France 1950's. Solid and chunky tapered legs with beautiful wavy carved wood back and large wood ball details. Original woven ...
Rush, Wood
French Wood and Woven Chair by Charles Dudouyt
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Incredible wood and woven chair by Charles Dudouyt from France 1950's. Solid and chunky tapered legs with beautiful wavy carved wood back and large wood ball details. Original woven ...
Rush, Wood
French Wood and Woven Chairs by Charles Dudouyt, Set of 6
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Incredible set of six wood and woven chairs by Charles Dudouyt from France 1950's. Solid and chunky tapered legs with beautiful wavy carved wood backs and large wood ball details. Or...
Rush, Wood
French Carved Wood Chair by Charles Dudouyt
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great carved wood chair by Charles Dudouyt from France, 1940's. Carved legs with beautiful carved circle design on back. Newly upholstered brown chenille seat. Original dark wood fin...
Metal
French Carved Wood Dining Chairs by Charles Dudouyt, Set of 4
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great set of four wood chairs by Charles Dudouyt from France, 1940's. Carved legs with beautiful carved wood design on backs. Original velvet seats in great vintage condition. Origin...
Metal
French Wood and Woven Chairs by Charles Dudouyt, Set of 4
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Incredible set of four wood and woven chairs by Charles Dudouyt from France 1950's. Solid and chunky tapered legs with beautiful wavy carved wood backs and large wood ball details. O...
Rush, Wood