Jacques Adnet Rare Leather and Bronze Horseshoe Wall Clock, France, 1950s
About the Item
- Creator:Jacques Adnet (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 12 in (30.48 cm)Width: 12 in (30.48 cm)Depth: 3 in (7.62 cm)
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1950s
- Condition:Additions or alterations made to the original: Clock has been restored and is now in working order. Wear consistent with age and use. The clock has been restored and is in working order now with wind-up key.
- Seller Location:New York, NY
- Reference Number:
Jacques Adnet
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, urbane club chairs. His most noted pieces — 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.
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: New York, NY
- Return PolicyA return for this item may be initiated within 7 days of delivery.
- Jacques Adnet Rare Original Pair of Leather Wall Mirrors, France, 1950sBy Jacques AdnetLocated in New York, NYJacques Adnet rare pair of round wall mirrors clad in black leather with adjustable straps and original mirrored glass, France, 1950s. These...Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
MaterialsLeather, Mirror
- Jacques Adnet Black Leather Tripod Faux Bamboo Floor Lamp, 1950sBy Jacques AdnetLocated in New York, NYJacques Adnet faux bamboo tripod floor lamp wrapped in original black saddle-stitched leather, France, 1950s. This chic floor lamp comes with a white empire parchment paper shade. T...Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
MaterialsBrass
- Jacques Adnet 1950s Rectangular Black Skai and Brass Faux Bamboo Side TableBy Jacques AdnetLocated in New York, NYJaques Adnet original rectangular side table with top wrapped in original black skaï and faux bamboo brass legs, France, 1950s. This side table has remained in completely original an...Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
MaterialsBrass
- Fratelli Marelli Rare Round Carved Walnut and Brass Wall Mirror, Italy, 1950sBy Fratelli MarelliLocated in New York, NYFratelli Marelli for Framar rare round wall mirror with walnut details, original mirrored glass and brass frame, Italy, 1950s. This exquisite sculptural mirror has wonderful details...Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
MaterialsBrass
- 1950s Rare Fontana Arte Modernist Grand Scale Shaped Brass Wall MirrorBy Fontana ArteLocated in New York, NY1950s rare original Fontana Arte modernist grand scale wall mirror consisting of shaped brass frame with gently arched and rounded top which slightly tapers towards the bottom and or...Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
MaterialsBrass
- Paul Frankl Rare Kidney Desk in Mahogany, Birch, Leather and Brass, USA, 1950sBy Paul Frankl, Johnson Furniture CompanyLocated in New York, NYPaul Frankl for Johnson Furniture Company of Grand Rapids rare exquisite desk from Station Wagon Group, USA, 1940s. This organic desk consists of two separate parts - desk top in rich mahogany and three drawer cabinet in mahogany and birch with leather and brass pulls. This modernist design has beautiful and playful elements which allow modifications in orientation. The desk top with legs rests on the cabinet through the use of a circular birch column which can be adjusted anywhere on the cabinet top to create different angles in the configuration and different overall lengths. Truly an iconic design, this chic desk exemplifies Frankl early use of biomorphic form. Branded mark "JOHNSON FURNITURE CO. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH." Adjustable desk length: 55-66 in Desk top including legs measurements: H 28.25 x W 48 x D 23.5 in Cabinet measurements...Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
MaterialsBrass
- French Handstitched Brown Leather Clock, Jacques Adnet Attributed, 1950sBy Jacques AdnetLocated in Den Haag, NLFrench handstitched brown leather clock, Jacques Adnet attributed, 1950s.Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
MaterialsBrass
- Round Clock and Barometer in Black Leather by Jacques Adnet, France, 1950By Jacques AdnetLocated in Paris, FRIn 1950, the designer Jacques Adnet developed a collection of furniture and accessories in stitched leather. This clock and this barometer come from this collection. They are round, ...Category
Vintage 1950s French Wall Clocks
MaterialsBrass
- Mid-Century Modern Clock by Suzanne Bonnichon for Jacques Adnet, FranceBy Bonnichon, Jacques AdnetLocated in Merida, YucatanFrench mechanical clock, designed as a set of drums by Suzanne Bonnichon for Jacques Adnet, part of her line for children rooms' furnishing. Manufac...Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
MaterialsBrass, Wrought Iron
- Jacques Adnet Cognac Leather and Glass Ashtray, 1950s FranceBy Jacques AdnetLocated in Los Angeles, CAClassic leather and glass catchall / ashtray by French designer Jacques Adnet. Rich cognac leather base with signature Adnet contrast stitching and a circular inset cutout. Crystal g...Category
Vintage 1950s French Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
MaterialsLeather, Glass
- Jacques Adnet Leather and Glass Side Table, 1950s FranceBy Jacques AdnetLocated in Los Angeles, CAStunning leather side table with glass table top by French designer Jacques Adnet. Iron frame wrapped in a beautiful brown leather. Both ends are defined by two leather wrapped arche...Category
Vintage 1950s French Art Deco Side Tables
MaterialsIron
- Jacques Adnet Midcentury Brown Leather and Glass French Ashtray, 1950sBy Jacques AdnetLocated in Roma, ITSuperb ashtray with a leather body and glass top. This fantastic item is attributed to Jacques Adnet and was produced in France during the 1950s. The unique element of this magnif...Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
MaterialsLeather, Glass
