One of the most elegant and innovative 20th-century French furniture designers, Jacques Adnet created a simple, unadorned signature style that is both trim and vigorous. He began his career in the heyday of the Art Deco era, and in the 1950s, in association with Hermès, created chairs, lamps, desks and other pieces that employed slender metal frames clad in stitched saddle leather. With such furnishings, Adnet brought a fashion sensibility to design and decor that had not been seen since the 1920s prime of the great Paris couturier-decorator Paul Poiret.
Adnet was born in a provincial town in Burgundy, where he studied design before moving, along with his twin brother, Jean, to Paris to study at the École des Arts Décoratifs. After their graduation in the early 1920s, the brothers were hired to work in the decorative-arts atelier of the department store Galeries Lafayette, under the direction of Maurice Dufrêne, an Art Deco master who developed a singularly robust and opulent style. Both Adnets showed their work at the 1925 Paris Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes — the design fair from which the term Art Deco is derived.
In 1928, Jacques Adnet took charge of the struggling La Compagnie des Arts Français, a decorative-arts firm founded by Louis Süe and André Mare that created modern furnishings that bore traces of 18th-century styling. Adnet immediately took the company in a different direction. He developed a simple lithe and lean look that incorporated industrial materials such as metal and glass, along with exotic woods and finishes such as parchment and sharkskin.
Adnet’s furniture begs to be described in terms of personalities: charming faux-bamboo side tables, suave chrome lighting and urbane club chairs. His most noted pieces, which feature sleek metal frames wrapped in Hermès leather, have a character all their own — smooth, elegant and self-assured, they inhabit a room with the same wit and grace as Jean-Paul Belmondo and Catherine Deneuve.
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Leather and Brass Fireplace Set by Jacques Adnet, 1950s France
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning fireplace set by French designer Jacques Adnet. Brass frame with black saddle leather wrapped handles. Signature Adnet contrast stitching. ...
Brass, Iron
1950's Stitched Leather Fire tools by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Rare pair of stitched leather fire tools by Jacques Adnet Colour is burgundy The piece is in great vintage condition.
Bronze
Modern Chrome Fire Tools by Maison Charles
By Maison Charles et Fils
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A sharp looking chrome fireplace tool set by Maison Charles. The set is comprised of four pieces - a brush, poker and shovel that hang on a stand with a hexagonal base.
Chrome
$675 / set
H 30 in W 9.5 in D 8 in
Mid-Century French Louis XVI Style Brass and Iron Fireplace Tool Set
Located in Dallas, TX
Weighing at an impressive 15 pounds, this elegant vintage fireplace tool set, traditionally known in France as a serviteur de cheminée, was crafted circa 1970. The complete five-piec...
Metal, Brass, Iron
Leather Fireplace Set
By Pinetti
Located in Milan, IT
Sleek lines and meticulous leather detailing characterize this superb fireplace set that merges Industrial and modern styles. The stand is composed of a ...
Metal
$1,177 / set
H 20.5 in W 8 in D 7 in
1950s French Fire Tool Chrome Fireplace Set Style Pierre Guariche
By Pierre Guariche
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a mid-century modern chrome fireplace tool set, likely designed in the style of Pierre Guariche. This 1950s French design features a sleek, minimalist chrome...
Chrome
$2,778Sale Price|20% Off
H 26.58 in W 6.3 in D 11.03 in
Modernist Steel and Brass Fireplace Tools on Stand in the Style of Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This rare modernist fireplace tools on stand is made of steel and brass. This is a French work in the Style of Jacques Adnet. Circa 1970
Brass, Steel
$944Sale Price / set|51% Off
H 30 in W 9 in D 6 in
Vintage French Brass Fireplace Tools Set with Horse Head Motif, 1950s
Located in Cordova, SC
A complete set of horse / equestrian fireplace tools and stand made of solid brass in the style of Maison Jansen. Set includes stand with re...
Brass
$5,900
H 25 in W 23 in D 4.5 in
Diminutive Jacques Adnet, Attributed -Sunburst Fire Screen, France, C 1950
By Jacques Adnet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Diminutive Jacques Adnet, Attributed -Sunburst Fire Screen, with Marble Base, France, c. 1950 France, circa 1950s–1960s A striking French mid-century sunburst fire screen attributed...
Marble, Metal, Brass, Iron
$2,350 / set
H 24 in W 10 in D 5.5 in
Stylish French Gilt-Metal and Glass Fire-Tool Set, Manner of Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in San Francisco, CA
A stylish French 1960s gilt-metal and glass fire-tool set in the manner of Jacques Adnet, the upright glass stand raised on cylindrical rods, with protruding knobs suspending two tools.
Brass Fireplace Tool Set
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Federal fireplace set in polished brass with cabriole leg andirons, tool set, stand and log holder. USA, circa 1950. Includes the following 3 pieces: *Andirons *8 piece solid brass fireplace tool set...
Brass
Jacques Charles Fireplace Tools
By Jacques Charles
Located in Gladstone, NJ
Jacques Charles Fireplace Tools.
Brass, Steel, Chrome
19th Century English Fire Tools, Fireplace Tool Set
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th century English fireplace tools, fire irons made of polished steel and brass. We have a unique and specialized collection of antique and used fireplace accessories consisting o...
Brass, Steel
19th Century English Fire Tools, Fireplace Tools
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
19th century English fireplace tool set. We have a unique and specialized collection of antique and used fireplace accessories consisting of more than 1000 listings at 1stdibs. Amongst others, we always have 500+ firebacks, 400+ pairs of andirons and 250+ sets of fireplace tools for sale...
Bronze, Wrought Iron
Sold
H 19.69 in W 51.19 in D 0.4 in
1950 3-panel fireplace screen in glass and gilded brass by Jacque Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Composed of 3 safety glass panels, connected by 4 gilded brass hinges located at the top and bottom of the firewalls, the hinges on the upper part are embellished with gilded brass b...
Brass
Sold
H 10.83 in W 6.11 in D 16.34 in
Pair of Modernist Steel, Iron and Brass Andirons by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of modernist style andirons is made of steel, wrought iron and brass. This is a work by famous designer and maker Jacques Adnet. Circa 1940
Brass, Steel, Wrought Iron
Modernist Steel, Iron and Brass Fireplace Tools by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This set of modernist style fireplace tools on stand are made of wrought iron and brass. This is a French work by famous designer Jacques Adnet. Circa 1940.
Brass, Wrought Iron
Leather and Brass Fireplace Set by Jacques Adnet, 1950s
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning fireplace set by French modernist designer, Jacques Adnet. Solid brass frame with ring handles which are wrapped in an oxblood leather and ...
Brass
Jacques Adnet Leather Broom
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very rare fireplace broom by Jacques Adnet. Classic Adnet style with the shaft fully wrapped in black leather spaced with brass rings and a brass loo...
Brass
Rare Brass Fire Screen by Jacques Adnet, 1940s
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Paris, IDF
This sharp vintage fire screen is made with transparent glass from Saint Gobain, and quality brass. It’s a rare find and a highly decorative piece, desig...
Brass
Large Jacques Adnet Fire Screen
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Miami, FL
Large Jacques Adnet fire screen, steel feet and tempered glass, all original from 1950s Rare extra large size, superb piece.
Steel
1950s Stitched Leather Fire Place Tools by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1950s stitched leather fire place tools by Jacques Adnet.
Brass
Jacques Adnet Leather and Iron Fireplace Set
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning fireplace by French designer Jacques Adnet. Iron frame with saddle leather wrapped handles. Signature Adnet contrast stitching. Fireplace s...
Iron
Fire Place Stools in Stitched Leather by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Very nice fire place stools set.
Brass
1930s Fire Break by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
1930s fire break by Jacques Adnet in fire glass settled in bronze plates and the base decorated with bronze rings which can serve as handles. Central panel dimension: Height 51 c...
Brass
1930s Fire Break by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
1930's Fire break by Jacques Adnet in fire glass settled in bronze plates and the base decorated with bronze rings which can serve as handles. Central panel dimension: Height 34c...
Brass