JOSEPH-ANDRÉ MOTTE (1923-2013) DESIGNER & ROUGIER & Cie PUBLISHER- COLLECTION CHRISTOPHE MAGNAN Chistera, design circa [1949] Pair of title-type armchairs. Rattan shells. The legs with six spindles in stained beech assembled by a central cruciform piece with six ivory-painted metal sleeves. Circa 1950. Woodworm holes. H.73 cm - W.75 cm - D.70 cm Provenance : Christophe Magnan Collection. Bibliography : - Mobilier et Décoration - N° 3, April 1953. An identical model is reproduced on page 60. - Art et Industrie - N° XXVI of June 1953. Identical model reproduced on page 46. - Yolande Amic - Le mobilier français 1945-1964; Intérieurs series - Éditions Via/Les Éditions du Regard, Paris, 1983. Identical model reproduced on page 92. - Charlotte and Peter Fiell - 1000 chairs - Éditions Taschen, Cologne, 1997. Identical model reproduced on page 261. - Patrick Favardin - Les Décorateurs des années 50 - Éditions Norma, Paris, 2002. Identical model reproduced on pages 240 and 241.