Estimated value: 6000-8000 US$
Reached Price : 6000 US$
Auction:
Modernists
Sales date: 2003-09-14
Location:
Chicago
Lot number: 323
Design
Robert Mallet-Stevens
Architonic id
4102317
Rosewood veneer over walnut, original mohair
16.5"w x 14.25"d x 18.75"h
The following two lots are from a private residential commission in Paris c. 1927.> A contemporary of Pierre Chareau and Eileen Gray, Mallet-Stevens was deeply involved with the work of Josef Hoffmann and Gerrit Rietveld. The Paris Exposition of 1925 championed a more decorative Art Deco design aesthetic; however, Mallet-Stevens was a pioneering functionalist. combining minimalist design with luxurious appointment.