Jean-Charles Moreux Pair of Gilt Forged Iron Armchairs

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 low table, circa 1938, designed by Jean-Charles Moreux and executed in cerused oak with travertine marble top. 31” wide x 19” deep x 20” high. JEAN-CHARLES MOREUX (1889-1956) French architect and designer Jean-Charles Moreux was born in 1889 at the Chateau de Joncy in Saone-et-Loire. He studied at l’Ecole de Beaux-Arts in Paris (1914-22) where he spent the period during World War I working on the preservation of works of art. While attending l’Ecole he became friends with the architect Jean Lurcat and his brothers, Andre and Paul Vera. In 1924 he exhibited his first pieces of furniture at the Salon d’Automne. He had a preference for poetic living spaces and felt that people deserved better than Corbusier’s “machines for living in”. He was anxious to introduce aspects of the marvelous into architecture and living spaces. His creations drew upon the classical, baroque, and rococo styles. Moreux’s well-known clients included the Baron Robert de Rothschild and Bolette Natanson...

Niccolini pair of armchairs. Italian, circa 1950, in gilt forged iron. Measures: 23" wide x 19" deep x 36" high.  

French 1940s Art Deco set of three stack or nesting tables in the style of Jean-Charles Moreux. Gold leafed forged iron with original distressed mirror tops.

Perfectly proportioned pair of tall armchairs by renowned French 1940s furniture designer and interior decorator Jean-Charles Moreux. Perfect for a chic Parisian style living room. ...

1940s French moderne pair of gilt iron lounge chairs by Jean-Charles Moreux These come with green cushions with needlework to one side of the cushion. More pictures to come.

Set of six French gilt iron chairs by Jean-Charles Moreaux. All of the chairs have a nice decorative pattern.

Settee version from Moreux's celebrated group of wrought iron furniture, with gold over boulle. Wonderful patina to surfaces. A fine example fro...