Two chairs, designed by / workshop of Jean-Joseph Chapuis,
c. 1805, elm frame on four legs, (re-)painted in white and partially gilded, brass sabots, height approx. 89 cm, width approx. 53 cm, depth approx. 59 cm. (MHA)
The Belgian Jean-Joseph Chapuis lived from 1765 to 1864. The present model is the first design of a laminated and bent lightweight chair. Examples of this model, which represents a milestone in the history of design, are preserved in the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich, the Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein or the Victoria & Albert Museum in London.
Lit.:
cf. Denise Ledoux-Lebard, Le Mobilier français du XIXe siècle, Paris 2000, pp. 118–121
Esperto: Mathias Harnisch, MA
Mathias Harnisch, MA
+43-1-515 60-242
Mathias.Harnisch@dorotheum.at
20.06.2017 - 15:00
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EUR 10.000,- a EUR 14.000,-
Two chairs, designed by / workshop of Jean-Joseph Chapuis,
c. 1805, elm frame on four legs, (re-)painted in white and partially gilded, brass sabots, height approx. 89 cm, width approx. 53 cm, depth approx. 59 cm. (MHA)
The Belgian Jean-Joseph Chapuis lived from 1765 to 1864. The present model is the first design of a laminated and bent lightweight chair. Examples of this model, which represents a milestone in the history of design, are preserved in the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich, the Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein or the Victoria & Albert Museum in London.
Lit.:
cf. Denise Ledoux-Lebard, Le Mobilier français du XIXe siècle, Paris 2000, pp. 118–121
Esperto: Mathias Harnisch, MA
Mathias Harnisch, MA
+43-1-515 60-242
Mathias.Harnisch@dorotheum.at
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Asta: | Design |
Tipo d'asta: | Asta in sala |
Data: | 20.06.2017 - 15:00 |
Luogo dell'asta: | Wien | Palais Dorotheum |
Esposizione: | 10.06. - 20.06.2017 |