Set of Six Rene Gabriel Chairs

Post World War II oak desk with bronze drawer pulls.

A Classic example of post World War II French design. Rene Gabriel was one of the leading French designers of his time. He was commissioned by the ...

A set of eight Verner Panton chairs executed by A. Sommer for Gebruder Thonet, Germany. Made of bent laminated wood.

A set of six chairs (sold individually) with modernist lines typical of Francis Joirdain's work circa 1910-1920. Removable wicker seat. $1200.00 per chair.

Side chair from the 1930s with early example of plywood seat. Chairs can be sold separately. $1500.00 per chair.

Manufacturer: Cassina model #601 Date made: circa 1950 Material: walnut and fabric Size: 17.5”w x 20”d x 34”h Country: Italy Literature: Gio Ponti. Ugo La Pietra. Rizzoli Milan...

Six chairs in the style of René Gabriel made of oak.

Lovely set of six Mid-Century oak dining chairs with rush drop-in seats by Rene Gabriel. Circa 1950s.

Set of 4 oak chairs with white fabric seat by René Gabriel, 1950s René Gabriel (1899 - 1950) is a precursor of French industrial design. He was one of the first to create, as early as the 1930s, economical mass-produced furniture combining aestheticism, robustness and sobriety, a source of inspiration for a whole generation of future designers. A student at the Germain Pilon School and then at the National School of Decorative Arts, René Gabriel began as a domino maker by designing and producing his own wallpapers, and then made his mark as a decorative artist in most of the salons and international exhibitions of the inter-war period. In 1927, he began his research into the creation of mass-produced furniture and proposed a piece of furniture composed of juxtaposable and superposable elements. He studied an economical version that he presented in 1934 at the Salon des arts ménagers under the name of RG elements. Another major turning point came in 1944, when the Ministry of Reconstruction and Urban Planning commissioned him to create emergency furniture. A fervent advocate of furniture for all, René Gabriel designed numerous models for disaster victims by establishing close ties with industry. He also collaborated with Auguste Perret...

Chairs designed by Rene Gabriel, circa 1946. Manufactured in France, circa 1946. Oak wood base and structure. In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use...

René Gabriel Oak "Reconstruction" chairs, France 1946. "Reconstruction" chairs were designed by René Gabriel and manufactured in France circa 1946. Solid Oak wood base and structu...

3 oak chairs in the style of René Gabriel, circa 1950. Colorful caning of origin.