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Charles Dudouyt Dining Room Chairs

French, 1885-1946

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.

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Creator: Charles Dudouyt
Set of Six Charles Dudouyt Dining Chairs in Wood and Cane, 20th Century.
Set of Six Charles Dudouyt Dining Chairs in Wood and Cane, 20th Century.

Set of Six Charles Dudouyt Dining Chairs in Wood and Cane, 20th Century.

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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 ...

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Set of 12 Painted Oak and Rush Turned Chairs by Charles Dudouyt, France 1940

Set of 12 Painted Oak and Rush Turned Chairs by Charles Dudouyt, France 1940

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A set of four 1940s oak and woven rope seat dining chairs by Charles Dudouyt

A set of four 1940s oak and woven rope seat dining chairs by Charles Dudouyt

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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...

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Charles Dudouyt dining room chairs for sale on 1stDibs.

Charles Dudouyt dining room chairs are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Charles Dudouyt dining room chairs, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original dining room chairs by Charles Dudouyt were created in the Art Deco style in france during the mid-20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider dining room chairs by Tolix, Jules Leleu, and Jacques Adnet. Prices for Charles Dudouyt dining room chairs can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $1,195 and can go as high as $18,500, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $6,800.