Charles Dudouyt Art Deco Table with Inlayed Top in Oak

Name: Charles Dudouyt Art Deco Table with Inlayed Top in Oak
Brand: Charles Dudouyt
Price: 6450 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

Charles Dudouyt, dining table, oak, France, 1940s. This well-designed dining table is architectural in its structure and alludes to the stylistics traits of the artistic Art Deco movement of the 1940s. The top has a checkered pattern that is created by alternately placing the square oak veneer with a dark and light tone. The base consists of colossal legs with spherical ornaments. A monumental table that can be placed as a standout in your dining room. Please note that this item is in good, used condition.

Creator:

Charles Dudouyt (Designer)

Dimensions:

Height: 30.71 in (78 cm)Width: 61.82 in (157 cm)Depth: 38.19 in (97 cm)

Style:

Art Deco (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Oak

Place of Origin:

France

Period:

1940-1949

Date of Manufacture:

1940s

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use. Every item Morentz offers is checked by our team of 30 craftsmen in our in-house workshop. Special restoration or reupholstery requests can be done. We guarantee a very high-quality standard, ask our design specialists for detailed information.

Seller Location:

Waalwijk, NL

Reference Number:

Seller: 4900063031stDibs: LU933136976802

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Charles Dudouyt

A favorite among Art Deco furniture collectors and enthusiasts, the work of Charles Dudouyt is known for its rustic and modernist sensibilities rather than the classicist design associated with the French designer and decorator's native country in the early 20th century.

Born in 1885, Dudouyt nurtured his artistic passions while studying at the Germain Pilon school. Upon graduating, he painted and earned a living as an illustrator at French publishing houses such as Calmann-Lévy and a weekly satirical magazine called L’Assiette au Beurre.

In 1918, after he returned from fighting in World War I, Dudouyt left his career as a painter and illustrator and turned to design interior furnishings instead. With his wife, he created and produced lighting fixtures and decorative objects, and in 1920, he founded a rustic furniture factory in Pontoise called L’Abeillée.

Over the next decade, Dudouyt expanded into larger-scale furniture design. In 1933, he moved to Paris and established a manufacturing company called La Gentilhommière, in which he had a store and a workshop. There, he produced a range of furniture, including chairs, cabinets, armchairs and credenzas. Dudouyt worked with a variety of woods that included oak, ash and beech, and integrated other organic materials in his seats and backrests such as leather, wicker and rope.

Dudouyt is known for his way of “embellishing chunky proportions with elegant carvings,” according to Amanda Jesse and Whitney Parris-Lamb of New York City design firm Jesse Paris-Lamb. Vintage Dudouyt sideboards, console tables and seating feature the distinct details now associated with Art Deco, such as geometric inlays, pronounced shapes and raised carved motifs. His oak dining chairs, while lauded for their substantial frames and durability, can also be seen as inviting and light in their sleek legs and armrests.

After he died in 1946, Dudouyt’s son Jacques continued operating La Gentilhommière until it closed in 1960. Today, Charles Dudouyt’s pieces continue to be highly sought by Art Deco interior designers and aficionados.

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