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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Charles Dudouyt Stool
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An early Dudouyt stool or table signed Labeillée early manufacture for Dudouytbefore La gentilhommière.
Oak
Charles Dudouyt, Pair of Round Midcentury Stools, France, circa 1950
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in New York, NY
Round polished-oak and red leather stools by French designer Charles Dudouyt.
Leather, Oak
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
A Time Life stool by Charles and Ray
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Time Life stool by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller. Literature: Eames Design: The Work of the Office of Charles and Ray Eames, Neuhart, Neuhart and Eames, ppg. 248-249 Pro...
Walnut
Pair of Painted Wooden Stools, France, circa 1950s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Charming pair of oriental-style painted wooden stools.
$2,262 / set
H 17.33 in W 13.39 in D 9.45 in
Pair of French Brutalist Wooden Stools with Handwoven Rush Seats, 1950s
By Pierre Chapo, Robert Sentou, Charlotte Perriand, Charles Dudouyt
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A sculptural pair of French stools from the 1950s, embodying the raw materiality and structural clarity associated with early European Brutalism. Executed in solid wood with a deep,...
Wood
Midcentury Oak Stool with Turned Wood Legs, 1960s, France
By Charles Dudouyt, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
Introducing a fantastic midcentury wooden stool, crafted in France during the 1960s. This piece is constructed without the use of hardware, boasting an elegant round seat and gracefu...
Oak
Faux Marble Stool After Charles Tatham
By Charles Heathcote Tatham
Located in Kent, Dover
A finely carved and faux Sienna marble mahogany stool after Charles Heathcote Tatham. Of good weight and solid construction. The design is derived from C. H. Tatham's Etchings Repre...
Mahogany
French Midcentury Tripod Stool, a Pair
By Charlotte Perriand, Francis Jourdain
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
Fantastic wood stool from France. Made in the 1960s with three legs. No hardware. Good vintage condition.
Oak
On Hold|$1,914 / set
H 14.57 in W 16.54 in D 15.75 in
Pair of Pine Brutalist Stools, French Work, circa 1950
By Atelier Marolles
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of brutalist stools is made of pine. This is a French work in the style of Ateliers Marolles. circa 1950.
Pine
Brutalist Design Bar Stool by Charles Dudouyt, France 1940's
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Brutalist Design Bar Stool by Charles Dudouyt. Made in France, 1940's period. Solid oak frame with tapered legs and three spindles on each side and a french rush woven seat o...
Rush, Oak
$520
H 25.6 in W 16.15 in D 16.15 in
Wood and Straw Stool, France 1970, in the Style of Charles Dudouyt
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
Wood and straw chair in the manner of Charles Dudouyt. A major figure in early 20th-century French design, Charles Dudouyt moved France’s design aesthetic from an elaborate classic...
Straw, Oak
Charles Dudouyt France Stool Footstool Fireside Leather Oak
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Lège Cap Ferret, FR
Stool in oak and leather from the 1950s. Born in 1885, Dudouyt nurtured his artistic passions while studying at the Germain Pilon school. Upon graduating, he painted and earned ...
Leather, Oak
Pair of Midcentury Chrome Stools
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage modern stools in the style of Milo Baughman with chrome bases and tufted seats. (Please confirm item location - NY or NJ - with dealer). ...
Chrome
Charles Dudouyt Two Stools in Red Leather
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Charles Dudouyt, two stools, leather and oak, France, 1930s Set of two Art Deco stools by the French maker Charles Dudouyt. The seats feature the typical characteristics of the ma...
Leather, Oak
Pair of Petite Charles Dudouyt Stools
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Great pair of stools by Charles Dudouyt with signature carved oak legs Newly upholstered in virgin wool Wonderful patina throughout.
Upholstery, Wood
Pair Of Provincial Charles Dudouyt Tabouret Stools, 1950s France
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Gardena, CA
Pair of Mid-Century French Provincial triangular 'tabouret' stools circa 1950. Hand-woven rush seat on a turned oak triangular frame. A quintessential classic of traditional French ...
Rush, Oak
Charles Dudouyt Mid-Century Walnut Chair with Rush Seat
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in New York, NY
We found this unique accent chair by Charles Dudouyt in the South of France. With its chunky proportions and rustic rush seat, this covetable and collectible piece is warm, sculptura...
Rush
Charles Dudouyt Style Stools, France, 1950s
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
A set of Charles Dudouyt stools, France, 1950s. Stable, ready to use condition. The price is for the set of 4 but can also sell individually. Fast shipping worldwide. Stools Ta...
Wood
A Pair of Charles Dudouyt Stools, France, 1950s
By Charlotte Perriand, Charles Dudouyt
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
A rare pair of Charles Dudouyt stools, France, 1950s. The wooden frames in original condition with a nice patina and minor signs of use and wear and minor losses relative to age. T...
Rush, Wood
Charles Dudouyt Style Stools
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Charles Dudouyt attributed carved stools with carved legs and seats.
Oak
Pair of Wood Upholstered Ottomans by Charles Dudouyt
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Incredible pair of carved wood ottomans by Charles Dudouyt from France, 1940's. Beautiful carved wood legs with dark stain. Newly upholstered cush...
Upholstery, Wood
"Chaises Basses" Low Chairs by Charles Dudouyt, France 1930s
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Utrecht, NL
Turned chairs — sometimes called thrown chairs or spindle chairs — represent a style of Elizabethan or Jacobean turned furniture that had a vogue in late 16th and early 17th century England, New England and Holland. The technique was carried on to the 20th century and was widespread in Europe as well, where craftsmen created durable pieces for various interiors and purposes. These chairs were designed by French designer, Charles Dudouyt, who originally created this pair of small carved chairs as ‘fireside’ chairs, hence the “chaises basses...
Papercord, Wood
Small Wooden and Wicker Chairs by Charles Dudouyt
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Set of two low side chairs by French designer Charles Dudouyt, 1940's. Made of solid wood an wicker seat.
Wicker, Wood
Charles Dudouyt French Primitive Stools
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Charles Dudouyt french primitive stools France, circa 1940's Signature carved legs and natural woven seat Patina from age and use Minor sur...
Rush, Oak
Wabi Sabi Stools by Charles Dudouyt, Folk Art, Rustic, Primitive, 1950's
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Antwerp, BE
Charles Dudouyt; Barstools; Stools; Chairs; Side tables; Coffee table; Wabi-Sabi; Rustic; Folk Art; Primitive; Stained Oak; Organic modern; Wabi-Sabi barstools designed by Charle...
Steel