PIERRE CHAREAU (1883-1950), Circa 1932

PIERRE CHAREAU reclining armchair

#1725

Reclining armchair in walnut with leather cushions.

Branded: Ruhlmann

Measurements

  • Height: 35 in (88.9 cm)
  • Depth: 33 ½ in (85 cm)
  • Width: 27 in (68.5 cm)

Documentation

Marc Vellay, Kenneth Frampton, Pierre Chareau : Architecte Un Art Interieur, Editions du Centre Pompidou, Paris: 1993, p.171. (similar model illustrated).

Craftsman Workshops executed the ”Morris” chair between 1901 and 1903. The bow-arm ”Morris” chair was one of the firm’s most successful designs and they produced it in several variants. This chair is a fine example of one of the rarest variants.

Measurements

  • Height: 37 5/8 in (95.9 cm)
  • Height of seat: 12 3/8 in (31.5 cm)
  • Width: 31 in (78.7 cm)
  • Depth: 37 in (93.9 cm)

Documentation

Stephen Gray and Robert Edwards, Collected Works of Gustav Stickley, New York: Turn of the Century Editions, 1981, pp. 41, 135, 121. Tod M. Volpe and Beth Cathers, Treasures of the American Arts and Crafts Movement: 1890-1920, New York, 1988, p. 31. Craftsman, April, 1902.