1950's Stitched leather desk by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1950's Stitched leather desk by Jacques Adnet Chocolate and caramel brown leather France
1950s French Vintage Jacques Adnet Desks and Writing Tables
Leather
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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1950's Stitched leather desk by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1950's Stitched leather desk by Jacques Adnet Chocolate and caramel brown leather France
Leather
Jacques Adnet - A French 1950s Desk with Lamp by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jacques Adnet - A fine French Mid-Century rectangular desk and lamp, with a black lacquered metal base, pivoting leather covered drawer, saddle-stitched leather mail holder...
Metal
Jacques Adnet Office Desk, 1948
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Jacques Adnet office desk, wood and brass, France, 1948 Writing desk by Jacques Adnet, France, 1948. The structure rests on two full-panel supports with stepped bases, framing a cen...
Wood
1950's Stitched leather and metal desk by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
A Rare French Midcentury Modern hand stitched leather desk by Jacques Adnet, circa 1955. Adnet had a rare talent for creating works that had used exquisite form and lines with rich...
Metal
Jacques Adnet Folding Top Desk, France, 1950's
By Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional Jacques Adnet leather, Brass & Oak desk. The frame is leather and brass wrapped steel, the top has two drop down oval leaves perfectly book matched to the top wrapped...
Brass
Jacques Adnet, Art Deco Modernist Desk and Chair, Lacquered Wood, Opaline Glass
By Jacques Adnet
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Exceptional semi-circular Art Deco desk by Jacques Adnet. Made of black lacquered wood, featuring a rounded-cut top with an inset black opaline desktop. It rests on two cabinets wit...
Opaline Glass, Wood, Lacquer, Rosewood
1950s Stitched Leather Desk and Stool by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1950s Stitched leather desk with his stool. All set designed by Jacques Adnet.
Brass
Jacques Adnet, Mahogany Semicircular Desk, France, circa 1936
By Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
A grand mid-1930s desk as marvelous for its utility as its striking beauty. Not only do the elegant U-shape and large, receding supports complement the desk's rich mahogany finish, t...
Mahogany
1950's Stitched Leather Desk by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1950's Stitched leather desk covered with stitched leather France Designed by Jacques Adnet.
Metal
1950's Stitched leather desk by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
A Rare French Midcentury Modern hand stitched leather desk by Jacques Adnet, circa 1955. Adnet had a rare talent for creating works that had used exquisite form and lines with rich ...
Bronze
Jacques Adnet President Oak Desk, France 1940's
By Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
“President” Oak Desk on drawer pedestals and brass plinth, copper handles with original British green leather top, details abound in this piece such as the guest facing end with its ...
Brass
French Mid-Century Modern Neoclassical Desk /Writing Table by Jacques Adnet 1940
By Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
Rare and important French mid-century 1940's desk or writing table by Jacques Adnet symbolizing the iconic Modern Neoclassical nature of French 1940's design. This elegant, sober tab...
Brass, Steel
$75,000 / set
Jacques Adnet Leather Desk and Chair, 1950s France
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Exceptional Art Deco era desk with matching chair by French modernist designer Jacques Adnet. Entire desk is wrapped in leather. Iron frame with 4 po...
Brass, Iron
Nice desk in skai and steel by Jacques Adnet circa 1950
By Jacques Adnet
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Jolie bureau par Jacques Adnet, le modèle crée vers 1940 en skaï et acier chromé. Jacques Adnet est un architecte, décorateur et ensemblier et créateur designer français né le 20 a...
Steel
Jacques Adnet Leather and Oak Desk, 1950s France
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental Art Deco era desk by French Art Deco Modernist designer Jacques Adnet. Iron frame with 4 posts, inverted u-shaped bases and brass support ...
Brass, Iron
$14,893
Desk by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Rare et large bureau par Jacques Adnet
Brass
Rare Desk and Armchair by Jacques Adnet, Stitched Leather and Skaï, 1950s
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Paris, FR
These desk and armchair by Jacques Adnet are quite rare with its marine type handles. Thea are completely covered with a mix of leather and skaï (faux leather) which is saddle-stitch...
Metal, Brass
1950's Stitched Leather Desk by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1950's Stitched leather desk by Jacques Adnet. Metal is in vintage condition. See pictures for details. Other pics on request, overall very good condition.
Metal
Jacques Adnet Leather, Oak & Brass Table, France 1950's
By Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
Elegant Jacques Adnet center table or writing desk in stitched leather with an oak top. The leather was expertly restored as per the original by the foremost restoration studio in the USA. It has a double-sided U...
Brass
1950's Stitched Leather Desk by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Very nice stitched leather desk Covered with navy blue leather, chromed metal 3 drawers.
Metal
Fine French 1950's Rectangular Mahogany Desk by Jacques Adnet (2 available)
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jacques Adnet: A fine French mid-century mahogany desk with a leather top and bronze details. Provenance: Palais des Consuls of Rouen, France. Price is per desk (2 available) Bibli...
Bronze
$19,600Sale Price|20% Off
Art Deco Secretaire by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Miami, FL
Art Deci secretaire desk was designed by Jacques Adnet, made of Tamo Ash Wood. The style of this secretaire features sleek lines, geometric shapes and a comb...
Leather, Ash
1950's Stitched leather desk by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1950's Stitched leather desk by Jacques Adnet Olive green and black leather France
Metal
1950's Dark Brown Stitched Leather Desk by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in North Miami, FL
This three-drawer Jacques Adnet desk in dark brown stitched leather with ring pulls and brass accents at feet. Finished all around and veneer top - SEE ALL detail images and video. ...
Brass
Fine French 1950s Mahogany Curved Desk by Jacques Adnet '2 Available'
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jacques Adnet: A fine French midcentury mahogany curved desk with a leather top and bronze details. Provenance: Palais des Consuls of Rouen, France. 2 rectangular desks with a simi...
Bronze
1950's Stitched leather and patinated pearwood writing table by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1950's Stitched leather and pearwood writing table by Jacques Adnet Rare modèle first quater of the 50's Great vintage condition France
Leather, Pearwood
1950's Stitched leather desk by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Very nice stitched leather desk in bi-color brown and black feet in brass in the manner of bamboo Possibility to add an armchair who is not included
Brass
$11,170
Jacques Adnet Desk, 1950’s
By Jacques Adnet
Located in PAU, FR
Important And rare green Desk and chair of Jacques Adnet. Quitte rare in green. The top is in black formica.
Leather
Jacques Adnet, Leather-topped Mahogany Desk with Bronze Details, France, 1955
By Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
Provenance: Palais des Consuls de Rouen. Bibliography: For an illustration of these pieces, see: Rouen, le Palais des Consuls. Presentation booklet. 26. For an illustration of these...
Bronze
Curvilinear desk By Jacques Adnet 1940
By Jacques Adnet
Located in NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, FR
Jacques Adnet (1900–1984) Curvilinear desk in blonde wood veneer, featuring two doors on the left, a central frieze drawer, and four drawers on the right. The fully veneered back rev...
Sycamore
Jacques Adnet Iron and Oak Desk, 1950s France
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental Art Deco era desk by French Modernist designer Jacques Adnet. Black iron 'A' frame with 4 angled iron legs. Solid oak table top wrapped in black leather with brass studs p...
Iron
1950's Stitched Leather Desk by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1950's "Campaign Desk " all covered with stitched leather designed by Jacques Adnet. France.
Metal
1950's Stitched leather desk by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1950's Stitched leather desk by Jacques Adnet Bluet leather nickeled X base Chair included
Metal
Jacques Adnet, Curved Leather &Mahogany Desk with Bronze Details, France, 1955
By Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
Provenance: Palais des Consuls de Rouen. Bibliography: For an illustration of these pieces, see: Rouen, le Palais des Consuls. Presentation booklet. 26. For an illustration of these...
Bronze
Price Upon Request
Fine French 1950s Leather Covered Desk and Chairs by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jacques Adnet (1900 - 1984) - A fine French mid-century leather-covered curved desk with patinated metal details, a compass style cherry frame with tapered legs finished with silver-...
Leather, Cherry