Lars Israel Wahlman, Pair of chairs, Sweden, c. 1910

The house of Leleu rose to prominence in the 1920s during the Art Déco period, and became known for the ornate classicism of its richly refined furniture and lavish interiors. In the...

The house of Leleu rose to prominence in the 1920s during the Art Deco period, and became known for the ornate classicism of its richly refined furniture...

Pair of dining chairs in original Beka lacquer by Sain and Tambute´, with gilt bronze sabots. Each chair is numbered: 33341 through 33348 For an illustration of a similar model, s...

Upholstered in Dedar fabric. Robert Guillerme studied design and architecture at the École Boule, graduating in 1934. After the Second World War he moved to Lille, in the north of France, where he decorated homes and designed furniture for the well regarded Rogier workshops. In 1948 Jacques Chambron left his work as a painter and decorator on the Rue Nollet in Paris, and relocated his family to join Guillerme. The two had met in 1940 while imprisoned by the Germans in East Prussia and bonded over, among other more obvious things, their shared passion for design. In 1949 the pair discovered Émile Dariosecq, a master cabinet maker who had a shop in the city, and who was willing to produce their designs. The three started Votre Maison. The association was destined to be as influential as prolific. Not only did Votre Maison produce over two thousand models during the later half of the twentieth century, it also left an indelible stamp on design of the 50s, 60s and 70s. The company’s output served as a model for a vast field of livable contemporaneous design. The soul of Guillerme et Chambron’s work was in the company’s name (“Your House"). Their focus was as keenly attuned to functionality—furniture’s use in daily life—as to the creation of innovative design. For the pair of designers the home was envisioned as a place where the family could live both comfortably and in aesthetic harmony. Robert Guillerme, who designed most of the work, possessed a limitless creative ambition, producing designs for everything from grand dressers and sideboards to the smallest elements of a space, such as pedestals, shelving, benches, and lighting. This steady output of beautiful furniture bucked convention not merely in the equal emphasis Guillerme placed on function and aesthetics, but in the almost paradoxical...

A pair of Chippendale side chairs with simple geometric seats and elegant harped backs carved from oak.

René Joubert & Philippe Petit for DIM for DIM (Décoration Intérieure & Moderne) A pair of side chairs with inverted U shaped backs (each with a sloping...

A architecturally shaped Arts & Crafts armchair designed by Lars Israël Wahlman, one of Sweden’s leading architects and designers of the early 20th Century. He worked in what was termed the ‘National Romantic Style’ which drew inspiration from the natural world, Nordic mythology as well as traditional Swedish furniture...

Lars Israel Wahlman was one of Sweden’s premier architects and designers of the early 20th century - a time known for the Swedish Arts & Crafts per...

French Louis XV giltwood side chairs with hand carved foliate motif details all around. The rich gilt finish adds a touch of glamour and ...

Pair of Swedish rococo period chairs, hand-carved circa 1750-1789. Finish gently scraped back to original and early layers of paint in shades of red. Sold together and priced $2,900 ...

One-Of-A-Kind side chairs. Abstract contemporary collage artwork (mixed media) applied onto carefully restored and re-upholstered antique Edwardian side chairs. Materials: Collage A...

Chairs pair of Swedish Baroque brown black Sweden. A pair of side chairs made during the Baroque period in Sweden. A dark brown frame with discrete carvings. Seat upholstered in soft...