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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Art Deco Extendable Round Table in Mahogany, by Jacques Adnet, circa 1940
By Jacques Adnet
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Beautiful round dining table with extensions, in solid and veneered mahogany. The table top is in veneered mahogany with a "sun"...
Bronze
Jacques Adnet Black Stitched Leather Wicker Bar Cart Trolley Table
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Lège Cap Ferret, FR
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. Original vintage wicker covered...
Brass
Jacques Adnet Round Dining Table, Stitched Black Leather and Brass, circa 1950
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Atlanta, GA
Museum‑Level Jacques Adnet Leather‑Wrapped Dining Table, Rare Round Form, 1950s A truly exceptional Jacques Adnet masterpiece, this round dining table represents the pinnacle of the ...
Brass, Metal
1950's Stitched leather table by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1950's Stitched leather small diner table, or writing table by Jacques Adnet Cow leather and tainted pearwood
Leather, Pearwood
$25,000Sale Price / set|61% Off
Jacques Adnet Art Deco Dining Table and Six Chairs
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
Black lacquered parchment & chromed metal Jacques Adnet dining table with six chairs. Table with black glass top, chairs upholstered upholstered in black leather. Diameter of the bas...
Chrome
Jacques Adnet, Large Square Center Table, France, 1955
By Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
This table was part of a project Jacques Adnet undertook with fellow designer André Arbus to redecorate the Palais des Consuls de Rouen in 1955.
Mahogany
$7,623 / item
H 30.32 in Dm 47.25 in
French Louis Philippe Style Extendable Round Table in solid Oak and 4 leaves
Located in Landivy, FR
This piece belongs to our FLAUBERT collection and is a handcrafted reproduction of a table from the Louis-Philippe Period famous in the mid-19th century in Paris. It is caracterized...
Wood, Cherry, Oak
Jacques Adnet Leather Bar Cart, France 1950's
By Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
Absolutely perfect bar cart with faux bamboo details, great proportions in original leather, amazing condition. 30x18x31 Levels 8 & 24
Leather
$10,596
H 29.14 in W 45.28 in D 76.78 in
Elegant French 19' Century Oval Extending Large Walnut Dining Table
Located in Rome, IT
A large late 19th century, French oval extending walnut dining table with paneled frieze and gilt bronze decoration , legs ending in capes and casters. Available 3 extensions. Measu...
Walnut
$141,292 / set
H 29.14 in W 98.43 in D 35.44 in
Gioia Meller Marcovicz, The Monolith, Dining Table and Chairs
By Gioia Meller Marcovicz
Located in Paris, FR
Gioia Meller Marcovicz The Monolith A stainless steel dining ensemble composed of a folding x-shaped profiled table and ten folding chairs. When n...
Stainless Steel
$4,474 / set
H 31.49 in W 62.99 in D 62.99 in
1940s Laminated Wood Dining Table Six Chairs Seat Skai Covered Italian Design
By Carlo Ratti, Vittorio Nobili
Located in Milan, IT
Dining table in laminated wood with wooden and satin finish black metal legs with brass feet adjustable in height, complete with six chairs in plywood and bent, with seat covered wit...
Wood
Brushed Brass Bar Cart Trolley
Located in Nantucket, MA
A brushed brass trolley or bar cart with glass shelves. Handle on once side, larger wheels on the other and swivel wheels on the handle side. 1980's. The Lockhart Collection is a personally curated gallery of antiques and fine jewelry, owned and operated by Deborah Lockhart Phillips. The antiques and vintage pieces encompass Nautical Artifacts...
Brass
$29,000
H 33.47 in W 102.37 in D 42.52 in
Art Deco Dining Table 1930, France, '10 People', Material: Wood
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Dining table Art Deco Year: 1930 Country: France Wood It is an elegant and sophisticated dining table. You want to live in the golden years, this is the dining table that your proje...
Wood
$28,258 / set
H 29.53 in W 63.78 in D 63.78 in
Art Deco Dining Room Set by Mercier Freres, France, 1920s
By Mercier Freres
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Rare and stunning Art Deco dining-room set by Mercier Freres, dating from the 1920s, comprising a large, square, extendable table, eight chairs, a sideboard with top display cabinet,...
Elegant French Art Deco Table, Macassar, 1940s
By Jules Leleu, Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
Dining table, Macassar, France, 1940s. Majestic centre table in Macassar. This Art Deco table shows great craftsmanship. The base and legs are beautifully detailed. This table has...
Brass
$2,119Sale Price|50% Off
H 29.14 in W 50.79 in D 45.28 in
French Extending Dining Table Square Pedestal Oak, circa 1940
Located in Labrit, Landes
French dining table extendable on its square pedestal Solid oak Mid century Dimension for the legs: 24.41 in. (62 cm) Dimension when ext...
Oak
$5,416 / set
H 29.14 in Dm 47.25 in
Midcentury Giovanni Offredi Paracarro Dining Table and Chairs for Saporiti, 1973
By Giovanni Offredi, Saporiti
Located in Roma, IT
Unique "Paracarro" model dining table with a set of four chairs. It was designed by Giovanni Offredi and produced by Saporiti in Italy during 1973. Based on a prototype project, i...
Concrete, Steel, Chrome
Mid century Jacques Adnet bar trolley
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
Mid century bar cart attributed to Jacques Adnet – Steel frame clad in saddle stitched black leather. A classic Adnet design with it’s original glass shelves. France circa 1960 Jac...
Steel
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H 28.75 in W 78.75 in D 39.38 in
Art Deco Mahogany Round Table with Extensions, by Jacques Adnet, circa 1940
By Jacques Adnet
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Beautiful round extendable dining table in solid and veneered mahogany. The table top is in veneered mahogany with a "sun" pattern. The top and bottom of the 4 legs are decorat...
Wood
1950's Stitched Leather Gueridon by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Rare 1950's Stitched leather gueridon by Jacques Adnet Could be matched with 4 chairs. The 4 chairs are listed separately Very good condition France.
Metal
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H 29.14 in W 39.38 in D 39.38 in
Jacques Adnet Artdeco Black Dinningtable Lacquered Wood Brass Bronze Round
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Valladolid, ES
Outstanding and very refined round table by Jacques Adnet (1900-1984) one of the best architects and interior designers in the first half of the 20th century. This table is in Frenc...
Brass, Bronze
Jacques Adnet Leather Covered Dining Table, France, 1950
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Stunning and very extraordinary dining table designed by Jacques Adnet and manufactured by Atalier Jacques Adnet, France, 1950. This super nice shaped and super quality table has a m...
Brass
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H 30 in W 63 in D 37.5 in
Jacques Adnet Art Deco Brass, Steel & Leather Dining Table Or Desk France 1950
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Miami, FL
Superb Art Deco Jacques Adnet Dining Table or Desk made out of Steel, Brass and Leather. Newly restored, 2 additional leaves available. Stunning French Craftsmanship.
Brass, Steel
Jacques Adnet Table
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Important Jacques Adnet library table with thick square mahogany top with over flowing edge connected to four straight legs with bronze feet. Collaboration with designer Andre Arbus...
Mahogany
Jacques Adnet, Large Round Center Table, France, 1955
By Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
This table was part of a project Jacques Adnet undertook with fellow designer André Arbus to redecorate the Palais des Consuls de Rouen in 1955.
Mahogany
Jacques Adnet Desk or Dining Table
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Brussels, BE
A rare and original desk or dining table by Jacques Adnet in very good condition, circa 1960. Original top on glass.
Brass, Metal