Calderwood Gallery

Early Classic Art Deco display cabinet/vitrine by Paul Follot, circa 1918, in original blue/black lacquer and with original gilding. This exquisite cabinet is a masterpiece of sculpt...

French Art Deco pair of side chairs by Dominique, designed in 1937, in ebonized wood. Open lattice-patterned back. Finished and recently upholstered. 19” wide x 21” deep x 37” high. ...

French Modernist Art Deco side/end table by Eric Bagge, circa 1928, in sculpted mahogany with burled mahogany tier and parquetry top. Measures: 32.5" wide x...

French Modernist Art Deco side table by DOMI, with macassar ebony soleil pattern top and mahogany legs with bronze mounts. Documented Mobilier & Decoration, 1934. 27.5” diameter x 22...

French Forties Art Deco low round side table in gilt forged iron by Ramsay. 22” diameter x 17” high. Ramsay (Maison Ramsay) French 20th cen...

French Art Deco coffee table in gilt hand forged iron, by Rene Prou, circa 1930. 44” long x 26” wide x 23” high with glass. Frame: 41.5” long x 21” wide. Rene Prou (1889-1948) A decorator as well as furniture designer, Rene Prou was born in Nantes and educated in Paris. He studied at the Ecole Bernard-Palissy in Paris and shortly thereafter joined the design house, Gouffé. By 1912 he had become their chief designer and was being called the first decorator of the modern taste (gout moderne). Prou’s varied design career included: 1922 oceanliner Paris 1922 – Paris to Deauville train (aka Train Bleu) 1923 – showed at the Salon des Artistes Decorateurs 1924 oceanliner de Grasse 1925 – with Eric Bagge...

French Art Nouveau seating suite by Plumet et Selmersheim, circa 1900, in solid sculpted rosewood. Set consists of settee, pair of armchairs, pair of sid...

Classic French Art Deco dining table in sculpted Brazilian rosewood by Paul Follot, 1923. Size: 64" long x 38" wide x 29" high. This table is unrest...

This pair is believed to be unique, commissioned for an installation in Paris, circa 1920. Please note these chairs are unrestored in the first photograph. The second and third ph...

French Modernist Art Deco cabinet by DIM (Joubert et Petit) in rosewood and mahogany, with Bakelite escutcheons and pulls. Model presented at the 1926...

French 1940s Art Deco three two-branch sconces by Gilbert Poillerat. Available singly or pair or group. Bronze and patinated bronze. Measures: 12.5” wid...

French Modernist Art Deco side table by Andre Groult with Cubist marquetry in a variety of exotic hardwoods. Measures: 17" diameter x 22" high.  

French Modernist Art Deco cabinet by Eric Bagge in Brazilian rosewood and elm, with nickeled bronze lockplates, circa 1930. Measures: 52" wide x 63.5" high.

Classic French Art Deco low round side/end/coffee table by Maurice Dufrene, circa 1925, in mahogany, burled mahogany and burled amboyna with marble top. Measures: 30” diameter x ...

Classic French Art Deco dining chairs in sculpted purple heart, circa 1922. Measures: 18" wide x 18" deep x 35" high. Please note that these chairs are un-restored in the photogra...

Early Classic French Art Deco dining chairs, set of 4, in sculpted mahogany, circa 1920. Measures: 18" wide x 22" deep x 36" high, seat height 18". Please note that these chairs a...

Classic French, Art Deco floor lamp in sculpted mahogany with original gilding, by Paul Follot, circa 1923. 60 high to top of base. This lamp is unrestored in the photographs. Pau...

French 1940s dining chairs, set of six, in oak with original red fabric upholstery. Seat height: 19". Please note that these chairs are unrestored in the photographs. **PRICE i...

French 1940s Art Deco side table in sycamore with nickeled bronze mounts and mirrored top.

Early Classic French Art Deco pair of side chairs in sculpted cherry, circa 1920. Measures: 19" wide x 21" deep x 37" high, seat height 19". Ple...

French, 1940s, Art Deco coffee table by René Prou in forged iron with gilding.

French Art Deco pair of armchairs by Jules Leleu, circa 1935. Please note these chairs are unrestored in the photographs. Four available. Priced per pair. JULES-EMILE LELEU (1883...

French Art Deco dining table by Andre Arbus, circa 1938, in mahogany. This signed and documented model is featured in the book, Andre Arbus, by Yvonne Brunhammer (1996) and a variant...

French midcentury pair of armchairs (two pairs available) designed for use in the Classe Salon of the French oceanliner Antilles, 1951. These chairs are fabricated in oak with bronze...

French, 1950s dining chairs by Etienne Martin, set of six, in cherry and brass. Please note these chairs are unrestored in the photographs. **PRI...

French 1940s cabinet by Pierre-Paul Montagnac. Model exhibited at the 1945 Salon d'Automne. This cabinet is a masterpiece of French cabinet-making designed by Pierre-Paul Montagnac....

French 1940s Art Deco coffee or side table in ebonized wood with nickeled bronze mounts, French, circa 1945.

Dining table in walnut with bronze mounts.

Large-scale, multicolored German ceramic vase.

German ceramic vase with colored swirl design.

Classic French Art Deco pair of wall-mount sconces, circa 1925, by LeVerre Francais in cameo glass with hand-forged iron frames. Rewired for America.

A monumental German ceramic vase, with a brilliant red glaze.

French 1940s Art Deco dining chairs, set of six by Rene Prou, in stained beech. These chairs could be ebonized. Please note these chairs are unrestored in the photographs. **PRICE includes proper restoration, refinishing and reupholstering with buyer supplied fabric. RENE PROU (1889-1948) A decorator as well as furniture designer, Rene Prou was born in Nantes and educated in Paris. He studied at the Ecole Bernard-Palissy in Paris and shortly thereafter joined the design house, Gouffé. By 1912 he had become their chief designer and was being called the first decorator of the modern taste (gout moderne). His varied design career included: 1922 oceanliner Paris 1922 – Paris to Deauville train (aka Train Bleu) 1923 – showed at the Salon des Artistes Decorateurs 1924 oceanliner de Grasse 1925 – with Eric...

Classic Art Deco club chairs in stained cherry. French, circa 1925. 29" wide x 30" deep x 37" high. Model documented in “Paul Follot” book. PAUL FOLLOT (1877 - 1958) Paris-born decorative artist and sculptor PAUL FOLLOT studied at Ecole Normale d'Enseignment du Dessin under Eugene Grasset. In his early graphic design work he was influenced by medieval and Pre-Raphaelite art. In 1901 he joined La Maison...

French Art Nouveau, circa 1900, pair of armchairs by Abel Landry for Maison Modern in sculpted French walnut. Frames have been restored and refinished.

Mirror in gilt sculpted wood.

French 1940s Art Deco gilt forged iron wall mount console in the style of Raymond Subes. Measures: 48" wide x 19" deep (21" deep overall) x 28" high. This console has no top.

French Art Deco coffee table by Maurice Champion, circa 1935, in mirror and mahogany with original parchment facings and bronze fittings. Slides open from center to reveal fully parc...

This gouache, by Witold Gordon, is one of a series commissioned by Conde Nast which were published in Vanity Fair magazine in July 1934 under the banner “New York Shops You Never See...

This gouache by Witold Gordon, is one of a series commissioned by Conde Nast which were published in Vanity Fair magazine in July 1934 under the banner “New York Shops You Never See”...

Pair of sculpted mahogany armchairs, French, 1910. Model exhibited at the 1910 Salon des Artistes Decorateurs. Documented.

French Art Deco pair of bronze two-branch sconces in neoclassical style. Measures: 9” wide x 4” deep x 8” high. Designer: Unknown.

French 1940s Art Deco pair of two-branch bronze and lacquer sconces in the style of René Prou. Measures: 12” wide x 4” deep x 8” high.           

Classic early French Art Deco side table with lift top, circa 1920, by Leon Jallot in rosewood with shagreen inlaid top. Restored and refinished.  

Center or side table. Pictured in original period documentation.

Mid-Century Modern coffee/center/sofa table by Labarge in bronze and steel. 52” wide x 32” deep x 25” high. Takes a glass top.

Classic French Art Deco pair of side chairs in ebonized beech by Dominique. Documented. Restored, refinished and newly upholstered with vintage fabric. Measures: 18" wide x 18...

French Art Deco pair of armchairs in stained beech by Rene Prou, circa 1935. Restored and newly upholstered. Measures: 21.5" wide x 26" deep x 32" high.

French Modernist Art Deco armchairs by Dominique, circa 1935, in cherry. 25” wide x 25” deep x 33.5” high. Two pairs available. Unrestored in the photographs. DOMINIQUE From a 192...

French Art Deco gilt hand forged iron footstool/bench by Jean-Charles Moreux, circa 1936. Inspired by Louis XV, part of Moreux’s antidote to functionali...

French Art Deco pair of gilt hand forged iron armchairs by Jean-Charles Moreux, circa 1936. inspired by Louis XV, part of Moreux’s antidote to functionlism. Pictured with matching...

Two pairs of French modernist Art Deco armchairs/pull-up chairs by Rene Prou, circa 1930 in French walnut. Model exhibited at 1929 Salon d’Automne and pictured in the book, Rene Prou...

French Modernist Art Deco piano and bench by Pierre-Paul Montagnac, a variant of the model used in one of the luxe apartments, the Caen, on the great French oceanliner Normandie in 1935. Created in rosewood and sycamore, and carefully and correctly restored, including the fine Erard (#127208) instrument. 56” wide x 60” deep. Documented in numerous sources, including the July 1935 issue of Art et Decoration. Pierre-Paul Montagnac (1883-1961) Born in Saint-Denis, France on 9 May 1883, Pierre-Paul Montagnac was equally talented as a fine artist and a decorative artist. He was educated in both disciplines, studying with Eugene Carriére as well as at the Académie de la Grande Chaumiére, both in Paris. His inaugural exhibition was at the 1912 Salons – and at the 1920 Salon d’Automne he received a traveling scholarship. In 1918 he began working in the firm of André Mare and from 1922 collaborated with Maurice Dufrene at La Maîtrise, the famous design studio of Galeries Lafayette. From 1921 he exhibited at the Salons of la Société des Artistes Décorateurs, Salon des Architectes Modernes, and internationally, in Barcelona and Leipzig. He designed suites on the grand French oceanliners, l’Atlantique, Normandie and Pasteur. At the 1925 Paris International Exposition his work was in a standout class. At the 1937 Exhibition he organized the pavillion of the Artistes Decorateurs and personally won a Grand Prix. For the New York Exhibition in 1938, he was a member of the international jury, organized the group of Decorators, and, as architect, organized the exhibitions of jewelry and perfumes. He became a member of the Society of Modern Architects and executed important and numerous architecture and decorating projects including the luxury apartments on the great French oceanliners l’Atlantique, Pasteur, and Normandie. Vice President and then President of the Societe des Artistes Decorateurs from 1930-1938, he was also President of the Salon d’Automne and Vice President of the Committee of the Exhibition of Arts and Embellishments of Life; member of the steering committee of C.T.I. and Artistic Property, member of the Board of Directors of the Central Union of Decorative Arts. He was also an Officer of the Legion of Honor and received the Cross of War. MONTAGNAC was the son of an engineer and he had a taste for geometry and science that predisposed him to the rigors of architectural laws. Multi-talented, he worked independently as a painter – who had paintings acquired by the French government – while also working in the related fields of architecture and decoration. His work included homes, apartments, galleries, luxury shops, banks and the aforesaid oceanliners. As a designer/decorater, Montagnac had the taste for quality, luxurious furniture, using precious woods, bronze extensions, ivory inlays, mother-of-pearl, metal and coral. He advocated for a resolutely modern style and, free of all pastiches, focused on beautiful cabinetry, the challenges of furniture design, particularly from 1940 to 1945, captured all his attention. The tireless activity of Montagnac, whose varied works are represented in official museums and residences, was also recognized from a professional and social point of view. He was a remarkable organizer, devoted to the cause of art, to the defense of the trade and his colleagues. It was Montagnac who, in 1939, with Anatole de Monzie, took the initiative to found the ENTRAIDE to Artists (which provides support to talented young French artists). MOBILIER ET DECORATION, September/October 1953 ERARD An illustrious piano manufacturer, Sebastien Erard began building superior harpsichords in Paris in the mid-1700s, produced pianos for the French Court, and received a multitude of patents, many of which are still in use in piano manufacturing. Erard pianos were marketed as the finest pianos in the world and were owned by Queen Victoria, Franz Liszt, Chopin, Verdi, Ravel, and Felix Mendelssohn among many others. They continued to enjoy international success well into the 20th century. They were known for their unique sound quality, similar to the American square grand piano...

Classic Art Deco desk and en suite bench in sculpted mahogany, with both original keys. French, circa 1925.

Classic French Art Deco chest of drawers. Burled mahogany with marquetry in exotic hardwoods and mother-of-pearl. Ebonized frame and legs with fluted sculpting, French, 1924. Suite d...

French 1940s Art Deco two-tiered table by Dominique, circa 1945, in rosewood with inlay in boxwood. Parquetry top. Deep bronze mounts. DOMINIQUE From a 1929 French exhibition cata...

French walnut with silvered bronze sculpted plaques and pulls. Model presented at the Salon des Artistes Decorateurs, 1920. Pictured in period documentation.

Cabinet by Michel Dufet.

French Art Deco cabinet by Rousseau et Lardin, circa 1940, in rosewood with gilt-detailed parchment doors and bronze mount. Side vitrines lined in figur...

Classic French Art Deco sculpted wood table lamp by Maurice Dufrene, circa 1925. 17” high. .