Pierre CHAREAU (1883-1950) - Lot 72

Pierre CHAREAU (1883-1950) Rare pair of modernist light railings with nickel-plated metal structure housing an alignment of nine juxtaposed alabaster plates Created circa 1926 H: 22 cm W: 58.5 cm D: 18.5 cm Provenance : - Grand Hôtel de Tours - Private collection, Paris Bibliography: -L'Art Vivant, March 1926, similar model reproduced on a plate of an interior. -Art et Décoration", July 1926, similar model reproduced on a plate of an interior. - M. Bédarida & F. Lamond, "Pierre Chareau", Norma Editions, Paris, 2023, vol. I p. 70 & vol. II, for similar models reproduced on pages 126, 127, 273 and 334. -Marc Vellay and Kenneth Frampton, Pierre Chareau Architecte-Meublier, Edition du regard, Paris, 1984, model reproduced p.208 and 214 and variant with eleven alabaster plates reproduced p.53.