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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$5,800 / set
Pair of Jacques Adnet Chandeliers
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Miami, FL
French chandelier by Jacques Adnet, 8 opalines tubes. Adjustable height. Pair available. US wired and in working condition.
Chrome
Jacques Adnet Eight Light Chandelier Chrome & Opaline Glass Shades French
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Miami, FL
Very nice Modernist Jacques Adnet chandelier, Finished in chrome and with 8 original handmade Antique White Opaline shades. US Rewiring and takes 8 light bulbs with max. 40 watts. Fr...
Chrome
1950s Stitched Leather Chandelier by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1950s stitched leather chandelier by Jacques Adnet Great condition France Dimensions given without chaine + Chaine of 38 cm.
Brass
Pair of Vistosi Disc Murano Chandelier, 1970s
By Vistosi
Located in Rome, IT
Each chandelier is made of 50 discs of precious Murano glass are arranged on four levels. Nine light bulbes E 14.
Metal
Pair of Amazing Pink Tronchi Murano Glass Chandelier
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of chandelier includes 36 precious pink tronchi Murano glasses 20 cm long. Nickel-plated metal structure on three levels. Takes 5 base bulbs (E-27) up to 40 watts per bulb. We ...
Metal
Pair of Blue Tronchi Murano Glass Chandelier
Located in Rome, IT
Amazing chandelier includes precious blu tronchi Murano glasses 20 cm long. Gold-plated metal structure on three levels. We can customize the frame and glass color on request. Seven...
Metal
Pair of Vistosi Disc Murano Chandelier 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
The rare 24 turquoise discs of precious Murano glass are arranged on floor levels. Nine E14 light bulbs. Measures: Height without chain 40 cm.
Glass
Jacques Adnet Brown Hand-Stitched Leather-Clad Table Lamp
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning table lamp was designed by French designer Jacques Adnet (1901-1984). This classical hickory brown color lamp features a hand-stitched shade with ivory paper lining, a ...
Metal, Brass
$7,504Sale Price|20% Off
H 59.06 in Dm 11.82 in
Jacques Adnet Leather and Metal Floor Lamp France - 1950s
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Berlin, DE
Jacques Adnet Metal Floor Lamp with beautiful leather details, France - 1950s. The measurements given apply to the lamp without the shade. Please note: Lamp should be fitted profess...
Metal
1950s Brass Chandelier with Twin Opaline Glass Shades
Located in Rome, IT
Two-light chandelier from the 1950s featuring a brass stem and a circular central ring supporting a pair of opposing arms. Each arm holds an angled opaline glass diffuser with a soft...
Brass
Pair of Neoclassic Gilt Swedish Chandeliers, Sold Individually
Located in New York, NY
A pair of circa 1920's eight-arm neoclassic style gilt bronze Swedish chandeliers with crystal pendants and original patina. Sold individuall...
Crystal, Bronze
$3,775Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 51.19 in Dm 27.56 in
Pair of Italian 53 White Petal Chandelier, Murano
By Mazzega
Located in Budapest, HU
Murano Italian glass chandelier. Fantastic chandelier with trasparent and white “lattimo” glasses, nickel-plated metal frame. It has 53 big monumental petals glass. The glasses are v...
Metal
Pair of Luxurious Crystal Chandelier, Italy, 1940
Located in Rome, IT
This pair of sumptuous chandelier supporting a set of precious cut crystal prisms. Finely chiseled silver color frame with octagon crystals and oak leaves. Ideal for a large receptio...
Art Glass
Jacques Adnet Adjustable Brass and Leather Floor Lamp, 1950s France
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Height adjustable floor lamp by Jacques Adnet. Meet the chicest reader’s companion and the most polite attention seeker in the room. This vintage floor lamp stretches tall with elega...
Brass
Pair of Jacques Adnet Red Leather Table Lamps, 1950s France
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A refined example of French modernism, this pair of Jacques Adnet table lamps features his signature of luxury materials. Each lamp is wrapped in rich red leather with saddle-stitche...
Brass
Red Leather Ceiling Light by Jacques Adnet (1900-1984)
By Jacques Adnet
Located in London, GB
A saddle stitched red leather, oak and nickel six-armed ceiling light by Jacques Adnet (1900-1984). With its original shades. France, Circa 1955.
Nickel
Jacques Adnet 5 Light Chandelier 2 Patina Brass, Gun Metal & Glass Rods France
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Miami, FL
Superb Jacques Adnet Mid-Century Modern chandelier 2 patina brass, gunmetal and glass rods. Sold with off white cone shades. Shade measures: height 7.5 inches x top diameter 3 inche...
Brass, Metal
Baccarat Chandelier 'Jacques Adnet' 1900-1984
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Baccarat chandelier (Jaques Adnet) 1900-1984 circa 1940 Origin France Baccarat crystal and gilt bronze sealed in Baccarat crystal.
Cut Glass
Pair of Stitched Leather Pendants by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Pair of stitched leather pendants by Jacques Adnet Newly wired.
Brass
Jacques Adnet Brass and Gunmetal Chandelier, 1950s
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Paris, IDF
This chandelier is typical of self-proclaimed Avant Garde designer of the first half of the 20th century, Jacques Adnet. Made from gunmetal and brass, it has a decidedly modern feel,...
Metal, Brass
Sold
H 29 in W 35 in D 14 in
Jacques Adnet Six-Light Chandelier Brass & Gunmetal France 1950 - Pair available
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Miami, FL
Superb chandelier by Jacques Adnet, two patina, brass and gunmetal. Six lights, 60 watts max per light. US rewired and in working condition. Height can be changed upon request. Pair...
Brass, Bronze, Metal
Jacques Adnet Six-Light Chandelier, Pair Available
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Miami, FL
Superb chandelier by Jacques Adnet, two patina, brass and gun metal. Six lights, 60 watts max per light. US rewire and in working condition. High can be change upon request. Pai...
Brass, Bronze
J. Adnet 5 Arms Chandelier, Pair Available
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Miami, FL
Superb J Adnet chandelier, brass and glass rods Pair available, priced individually. 5 lights, 40 watts max bulb. US rewired and in working condition.
Brass
Jacques Adnet Chandelier
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Miami, FL
Superb Jacques Adnet ten lights chandelier, two patina brass and glass ball and rods. US rewired and in working condition. 40 watts and 60 watts sockets.
Brass
Jacques Adnet Six-Light Chandelier, pair available
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Miami, FL
Superb chandelier by Jacques Adnet, two patina, brass and gun metal. Six lights, 60 watts max per light. US rewire and in working condition. High can be change upon request. Pai...
Brass, Bronze
French Art Deco Six Light Chandelier Attributed To Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Houston, TX
Desirable French Art Deco or Art Moderne brass and copper six-light chandelier, attributed to Jacques Adnet. Newly wired for U.S. market.
Brass, Copper
Sold
H 35.5 in W 18.5 in D 18.5 in
Art Deco Streamlined Chandelier by Jacques Adnet in Chrome with Glass Accents
By Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco Streamline chandelier by Jacques Adnet. This sophisticated chandelier by Adnet is showcased in a stylized geometric Machine Ag...