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ART NOUVEAU LOVESEAT & PAIR OF SIDE CHAIRS,
CIRCA 1890-1900
IMPORTANT SUITE,
BY FRENCH DESIGNER, GEORGE DE FEURE.* SEE HIS IMPRESSIVE BIO
HERE
FURNITURE FROM THIS DESIGNER RARELY COMES ONTO THE MARKET.
IN EXCELLENT ORIGINAL CONDITION WITH THE ORIGINAL ART NOUVEAU UPHOLSTERY
INTACT,
THE UPHOLSTERY FABRIC WAS ALSO DESIGNED BY
GEORGE DE FEURE.
HAND CARVED MAHOGANY WITH GILDED DETAILS.
 
PROVENANCE:
THIS SUITE WAS MADE FOR A PARISIAN LADY WHO OWNED A LITERARY SALON
THAT WAS VERY IN VOGUE AT THE TIME, FEATURING POETRY READING,
COCKTAIL PARTIES, AND OTHER TRENDY EVENTS OF THE PERIOD.
 
GEORGE DE FEURE'S WORK IS NOTABLE FOR IT'S
DELICATE FILIGREE
ORNAMENTATION
AND PRONOUNCED FEMININE EFFECT, SUGGESTING AN ELEGANT SENSUALITY.
CAPTURING THE ESSENCE OF THE FEMALE SPIRIT BECAME HIS TRADEMARK.
GEORGE DE FEURE WAS ONE OF THE MOST PROLIFIC DESIGNERS OF THE ART NOUVEAU
PERIOD.
THIS SUITE IS A CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF HIS FINE WORK.
BACK VIEWS:
SETTEE/ LOVESEAT: MEASUREMENTS : BACK 41 1/4"
WIDE, 38 1/2" HIGH.
19 1/2" DEEP, OVERALL. SEAT 18" HIGH, OFF THE FLOOR. SEAT 20 1/2" DEEP.
PAIR OF SIDE CHAIRS: MEASUREMENTS: 36" HIGH
BACK. 15" WIDE.
SEAT: 15 1/2" DEEP, 17" WIDE AT FRONT, TAPERING TO 13" AT BACK, WHERE IT
MEATS THE BACK.
SEAT 18" HIGH, OFF THE FLOOR.
THE 3 PIECE SUITE; ITEM # FANF5: PRICE: $ 60,000.
SETTEE ALONE: $ 35,000.
PAIR OF CHAIRS: $ 28,000.
THIS IMPORTANT SUITE IS PICTURED IN THE BOOK " ART NOUVEAU
MEUBLES"
BY CARL BENNO HELLER, PAGE 85, PICTURED BELOW.
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