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French 1950s Jacques Adnet Hand Stitched Leather Iron Armchairs - Set of 4

Name: French 1950s Jacques Adnet Hand Stitched Leather Iron Armchairs - Set of 4
Brand: Jacques Adnet
Price: 4904.04 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

A set of four designer chairs by Jacques Adnet, heavy iron frame and leather stitched armchairs. Adnet was an Art Deco modernist designer and although these Chairs were designed later in his career, they still have an Art Deco feel to them and a distinctive look that is unmatched by other furniture of the period. The heavy iron frames have a hairpin like design, and arched backs with curved arms, the frame is encased in leather with a heavy stich. Stylish designer pieces, originally designed as patio furniture, the chairs stack for ease of storage. They have a Spanish revival feel and would look perfect as feature dining chairs. These set of four are heavily worn and have a wonderful authentic look. The leather shows signs of repairs and is fragile in places which really does add to the distinct look of these rare pieces. Although fragile in places the leather is still supple and in usable condition, the arms showing more signs of wear and repairs (please see photos). The leather does vary in colour and has an a rich cognac hue to it with patches of darker brown (almost black). Frames feature solid brass ball finials to the tops (one missing - see photo). They have a comfortable seating position with a wide padded seat and good sturdy backrest, arms (although heavily worn) are also padded around the iron frame . The frames are in a patinated raw iron finish which give the chairs an unique look and age. Back in the 50s these were promoted as patio furniture and these have a well used look to them, the iron frames are in good sound order and usable condition. Seat height = 48cm / 18.75inches Arm Height = 67cm / 28.5inches Jacques Adnet was a French art deco modernist designer, architect and interior designer born 1900 - 1984. An icon of luxurious French Modernism, attending the Municipal School of Design in Auxerre and the École des Beaux-Arts Paris. Adnet grew up with the 20th Century and from 1928 to 1960, he directed La Compagnie des Arts Francais. His team of decorators included Francois Jourdain, Charlotte Perriand and Georges Jouve. Adnet presided over the Salon des Artistes Decorateurs from 1947 to 1949.

Creator:

Jacques Adnet (Designer)

Dimensions:

Height: 34 in (86.36 cm)Width: 24.5 in (62.23 cm)Depth: 23 in (58.42 cm)Seat Height: 18.75 in (47.63 cm)

Sold As:

Set of 4

Style:

Art Deco (In the Style Of)

Materials and Techniques:

Iron,Leather

Place of Origin:

France

Period:

Mid-20th Century

Date of Manufacture:

1950s

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. Minor structural damages. Minor fading.

Seller Location:

Llanbrynmair, GB

Reference Number:

Seller: GD12401stDibs: LU6462235474332

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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.