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ARMAND-ALBERT RATEAU (1882-1938)

Lot 33
07.06.2024 11:00UTC -05:00
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$ 2 651 500
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
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ID 1230287
Lot 33 | ARMAND-ALBERT RATEAU (1882-1938)
Estimate value
$ 1 200 000 – 1 800 000
ARMAND-ALBERT RATEAU (1882-1938)
Important and Rare Vanity Table for Madame Rateau, circa 1925
patinated bronze, marble, mirrored glass
55 ½ x 35 3/8 x 17 ¾ in. (141 x 90 x 45 cm)
impressed A.A.RATEAU INVR




Provenance

Madame Thérèse Rateau, wife of the artist, for her bedroom at 17 quai de Conti, Paris
Thence by descent
Galerie Vallois, Paris
Private Collection
Private Collection



Literature

A. Flament, "Salle de bains moderne," La Renaissance de l'art français et des industries de luxe, vol. 8, May 1925, pp. 230 and 233 (for the Duchess of Alba example)
"The Bathroom of a Palace," Vogue, vol. 66, November 15, 1925, p. 83 (for the Duchess of Alba example)
J. Breck, "Modern Decorative Arts: Some Recent Purchases," Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, vol. 21, February 1926, pp. 37 and 38, fig. 2 (for The Metropolitan Museum of Art example)
P. Hunter, "Art Déco: The Last Hurrah," Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, vol. 30, June-July 1972, p. 263 (for The Metropolitan Museum of Art example)
M. D. Schwartz and B. Wade, The New York Times Book of Antiques, New York, 1972, p. 81 (for The Metropolitan Museum of Art example)
C. Wallace Laidlaw, "The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Modern Design: 1917-1929," Journal of Decorative and Propaganda Arts, vol. 8, Spring 1988, pp. 100-101, fig. 11 (for The Metropolitan Museum of Art example)
A. Bony, Les Années 20, Paris, 1989, pp. 874-875, 964 (present lot illustrated)
A. Duncan, A. A. Rateau, exh. cat., The DeLorenzo Gallery, New York, 1990, pp. 24 (for The Metropolitan Museum of Art example), 58 (present lot illustrated)
F. Olivier-Vial and F. Rateau, Armand-Albert Rateau: Un Baroque chez les modernes, Paris, 1992, cover (present lot illustrated), pp. 59 (for the Duchess of Alba example), 62-63 (present lot illustrated), 68-69 (for the Duchess of Alba example)
G. Glueck, "When They Said No to Frills," New York Times, vol. CXLIX, no. 51739, New York, December 17, 1999, p. E41 (for a reference to The Metropolitan Museum of Art example)
J. Adlin, "Vanities: Art of the Dressing Table," Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, vol. 71, New York, Fall 2013, cover and p. 41, no. 54 (for The Metropolitan Museum of Art example)
J. Goss, French Art Deco, New York, 2014, pp. 179-181 and 261, no. 50a (for The Metropolitan Museum of Art example)



Further Details

An example of this model can be found in the permanent collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York (acc. no. 25.169)
Artist:Armand Albert Rateau (1882 - 1938)
Applied technique:Metalwork
Art style:Art Deco
Place of origin:Western Europe, France, Europe
Auction house category:Furniture and Lamps, Tables
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