BLANCHE J. KLOTZ (1885-?) - MEMBER OF UAM Modernist X-shaped stool. Stained beech wood, the jambs with a pleated pattern. Upholstery and upholstery in non-original wool velvet. Circa 1925-30. Condition of use. Height: 41 cm - Length: 46 cm - Depth: 36 cm Background: A pair modelled on our x-shaped stool was presented at the Exposition des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris in 1925; another similar pair was displayed in the entrance of Robert Mallet-Stevens' Villa Noailles in Hyères. Blanche J. Klotz repeatedly and symbolically used this model of seat in most of her rare sets between 1925 and 1932, thus showing her deep attachment to this creation. Bibliography : - Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes - Office Central d'Éditions d'Art (Imprimerie Nationale), Paris, circa 1925. Identical model reproduced in volume IV. - Art et Décoration - N° de Juillet 1925. Identical model reproduced on page 34. - Furniture and Decoration - N° of October 1929. Identical model reproduced on page 112.