ID 773550
Lot 11 | ANDRÉ GROULT (1884-1966)
Estimate value
$ 50 000 – 70 000
Guéridon à secret for Jacques Doucet, circa 1910-1914
ebony, shagreen, oak, resin
the interior in oak, mirrored glass, and silvered bronze
with its original key
inset top unlocks to reveal a tilt-up mirror, removable tray and a compartment
30 7⁄8 in. (78,4 cm) high, 16 1⁄2 in. (42,2 cm) diameter
Provenance
Jacques Doucet, Neuilly-sur-Seine, acquired directly from the artist, circa 1910-1914
Ancienne collection Jacques Doucet, Audap, Godeau, Solanet, Paris, 8 November 1972, lot 49
Private Collection
Gros & Delettrez, Paris, 29 March 2013, lot 150
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
L'Illustration, 3 May 1930, p. 17 (present lot illustrated)
L'Oeil, December 1961, p. 47 (present lot illustrated)
J.-P. Bouillon, Art Deco 1903-1940, Geneva, 1989, p. 196 (present lot illustrated)
F. Marcilhac, André Groult Décorateur-Ensemblier, Paris, 1997, p. 70 (present lot illustrated)
J.-L. Gaillemin, Félix Marcilhac. Passion Art Déco, Paris, 2014, p. 73 (present lot illustrated)
J. Neutres, Jacques Doucet - Yves Saint Laurent. Vivre pour l'art, Paris, 2015, pp. 30-31 and 88 (present lot illustrated)
C. Georgel, Jacques Doucet. Collectionneur et mécène, Paris, 2016, pp. 168-169 (present lot illustrated)
Exhibited
Paris, Fondation Pierre Bergé Yves Saint Laurent, Jacques Doucet - Yves Saint Laurent. Vivre pour l'art, February 2016, p. 88
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Artist: | Andre Groult (1884 - 1966) |
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Applied technique: | Metalwork |
Medium: | Bronze, Ebonywood, Wood, Oak wood |
Art style: | Art Deco |
Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Tables |
Artist: | Andre Groult (1884 - 1966) |
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Applied technique: | Metalwork |
Medium: | Bronze, Ebonywood, Wood, Oak wood |
Art style: | Art Deco |
Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Tables |
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