ANDRÉ SORNAY (1902-2000) 404 Pair of modernist Bridge armchairs in stained beech. The front legs are Sabre-type, each with a rear overhanging armrest. Compass-type rear legs forming backrest uprights. Rectangular Sandwich-type backrests veneered in Oregon pine with metal studded dotted line motifs; on the obverse and reverse sides - brass blind fasteners. The seats are upholstered in rust-colored leather. 1930s-1940s. Each seat cold-stamped SORNAY Breveté France Etranger on the inside of a front foot. Height: 89cm - Length: 52,5cm - Depth: 52cm Provenance: Collection Mme X., Paris. Purchased on September 9, 1995 from Galerie Guy Poulet, Lyon. A copy of the original invoice will be given to the buyer. Bibliography: - Alain Marcelpoil, Annik Béras Sornay and Olivier Lassalle - André Sornay: un concepteur d'avant-garde / an avant-garde creator - Éditions Galerie Alain Marcelpoil, Paris, 2010. Our model drawing reproduced on page 99, identical models and/or essence variants reproduced on pages 101 and 264. - Thierry Roche - André Sornay - Éditions Galerie Beau fixe, 2002. Identical model reproduced on page 112, identical models visible on an archive drawing reproduced on page 30.
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ANDRÉ SORNAY (1902-2000) 404 Pair of modernist Bridge armchairs in stained beech. The front legs are Sabre-type, each with a rear overhanging armrest. Compass-type rear legs forming backrest uprights. Rectangular Sandwich-type backrests veneered in Oregon pine with metal studded dotted line motifs; on the obverse and reverse sides - brass blind fasteners. The seats are upholstered in rust-colored leather. 1930s-1940s. Each seat cold-stamped SORNAY Breveté France Etranger on the inside of a front foot. Height: 89cm - Length: 52,5cm - Depth: 52cm Provenance: Collection Mme X., Paris. Purchased on September 9, 1995 from Galerie Guy Poulet, Lyon. A copy of the original invoice will be given to the buyer. Bibliography: - Alain Marcelpoil, Annik Béras Sornay and Olivier Lassalle - André Sornay: un concepteur d'avant-garde / an avant-garde creator - Éditions Galerie Alain Marcelpoil, Paris, 2010. Our model drawing reproduced on page 99, identical models and/or essence variants reproduced on pages 101 and 264. - Thierry Roche - André Sornay - Éditions Galerie Beau fixe, 2002. Identical model reproduced on page 112, identical models visible on an archive drawing reproduced on page 30.

Estimate
€3,000 - €5,000
Result
€11,209
Buyer's premium
32%
ANDRÉ SORNAY (1902-2000) 404 Pair of modernist Bridge armchairs in stained beech. The front legs are Sabre-type, each with a rear overhanging armrest. Compass-type rear legs forming backrest uprights. Rectangular Sandwich-type backrests veneered in Oregon pine with metal studded dotted line motifs; on the obverse and reverse sides - brass blind fasteners. The seats are upholstered in rust-colored leather. 1930s-1940s. Each seat cold-stamped SORNAY Breveté France Etranger on the inside of a front foot. Height: 89cm - Length: 52,5cm - Depth: 52cm Provenance: Collection Mme X., Paris. Purchased on September 9, 1995 from Galerie Guy Poulet, Lyon. A copy of the original invoice will be given to the buyer. Bibliography: - Alain Marcelpoil, Annik Béras Sornay and Olivier Lassalle - André Sornay: un concepteur d'avant-garde / an avant-garde creator - Éditions Galerie Alain Marcelpoil, Paris, 2010. Our model drawing reproduced on page 99, identical models and/or essence variants reproduced on pages 101 and 264. - Thierry Roche - André Sornay - Éditions Galerie Beau fixe, 2002. Identical model reproduced on page 112, identical models visible on an archive drawing reproduced on page 30.
Sale
20th-century decorative arts and sculpture
Friday 29 May・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Salle 1-7 - Hôtel Drouot 9, rue Drouot 75009 Paris