Sofas and benches

Sun 28 Jul

Beautiful Art-deco set comprising a two-seater sofa and two armchairs, wood structure and velvet fabric upholstery with flower decoration.

Mon 29 Jul

ANDRÉ KERTÉSZ (Budapest, 1894-New York, 1985). "Satiric dancer". Paris, 1926. Gelatin silver, later printing. Signed, titled and dated in pencil (on verso). Provenance: From the private collection of Schroeder New Jersey. Measurements: 20.6 x 25.5 cm (image); 21 x 26 cm (paper). André Kertész had a superb appreciation for the camera's ability to capture dance and people in motion. The one lying on the sofa in this photograph in a completely anti-archetypal pose is the dancer and cabaret performer Magda Förstner, whom Kertész had invited to the studio specifically for the shoot. The image was taken in the workshop of sculptor István Beöthy, as indicated by the sculptural bust next to the armchair, which serves as the model's inspiration. Kertész himself narrates the situation as, "I said to her, 'Do something in the spirit of the studio corner,' and she began to move on the couch. She just made a movement. I took only two photographs... It's wonderful to photograph people in motion. You don't need to shoot hundreds of rolls of film like you do today. It's about capturing the right moment. The moment when something transforms into something else." Photographer André Kertész was known for his innovative approaches to composition and camera angles, although his unique style initially hindered his recognition in the early stages of his career. Self-taught, his early work was published primarily in magazines, which served as an important platform during that time. After fighting in World War I, he moved to Paris, where he worked for VU, France's first illustrated magazine. He became involved with young immigrant artists and the Dada movement, winning critical acclaim and commercial success. In 1936 he emigrated to the United States where he had his solo exhibition in New York at the PM Gallery and worked briefly for the Keystone agency. There he turned down an offer to work for Vogue, feeling it was not right for him. Instead, he chose to work for Life magazine. His New York period was distinguished by his taking photographs from the window of his apartment, immortalizing moments of everyday life always under the conviction that "Everything is a subject. Every subject has a rhythm. To feel it is the raison d'être. Photography is a fixed moment of such a raison d'être, which lives in itself." In 1963, he returned to Paris and took more than 2,000 black and white photographs and nearly 500 slides that capture the essence of the city of Montmartre, the banks of the Seine, its gardens and parks.

Tue 30 Jul

A VICTORIAN OR WILLIAM IV SOFA CHESTERFIELD BUTTON BACK SOFA UPHOLSTERED IN ANTIQUE PURPLE VELVET UPHOLSTERY, Raised on four baluster legs. 133cm x 73cm x 68cm

Tue 30 Jul

A THREE SEATER SOFA UPHOLSTERED IN FABRIC WITH FLORAL SCROLLS AND ANIMALS, Two front claw and ball feet. 200cm x 110cm x 85cm

Sat 03 Aug

Benjamin GOMEZ (1885-1959) EXCEPTIONNEL DIVAN en chêne et placage de chêne mouluré et sculpté, le dossier de la banquette à trois arcades centrales flanquées d'une divinité assyrienne ailée avec patte de taureau. Les caissons latéraux ouvrent pour l'un en façade sculptée des motifs stylisant les éléments, et à une large porte sur l'extérieur pour l'autre; ils sont surmontés d'une lampe à montants godronnés et triple corniche avec abat-jour à pans. Haut. 165 cm ; Larg. 280 cm ; Prof. 79 cm Ce mobilier de salon reprend tous les éléments décoratifs propres à Benjamin GOMEZ. Dans sa structure, dans les formes et dans l’usage, il s’inscrit dans la continuité des créations de Benjamin GOMEZ. Il est ainsi comparable au buffet commandé par Jean Borotra en 1926, que nous avions vendu sous le lot 341 lors de la vente de 31 octobre 2020 et aujourd’hui exposé au Musée Basque de Bayonne. Cependant, le sujet des ornements sculptés est tout à fait exceptionnel dans la création artistique de Benjamin GOMEZ : les sculptures en bas-relief reprennent en effet les symboles de la mythologie assyrienne, du royaume de Babylone en Mésopotamie au VIIIe siècle avant J.-C. L’esthétique de ces sculptures est par ailleurs assez différente de l’œuvre du sculpteur Lucien DANGLADE avec qui Benjamin GOMEZ avait l’habitude de collaborer pour son mobilier. Que signifient ces figurent assyriennes ? Quel est le propos de ce mobilier décoratif ? Il est très difficile d’affirmer la volonté du décorateur. Tout d’abord, nous n’avons pas d’information sur l’identité du commanditaire. La tradition familiale veut que cet ensemble de mobilier ait été acquis vers 1938-1939 aux héritiers d'un militant Basque d’origine espagnole décédé. La devise « Qui dit plus tard, dit jamais » peut renvoyer à la fois au caractère ambitieux d’un homme politique, mais aussi à des promesses d’indépendance jamais consacrées pour le Pays Basque. Enfin, la mythologie assyrienne est délicate à analyser et toute interprétation symbolique du décor dans le contexte Basque des années 1920-1930 serait aussi hasardeuse. Le Lamassu, figure explicitement représentée sur le dossier du divan, est une divinité protectrice contre des forces maléfiques ou des ennemis. Elle est souvent présente à l’entrée des édifices. Elle prend le plus souvent la forme d’un taureau ailé androcéphale couronné d’une tiare mais d’autres déclinaisons existent. Comment rattacher ces éléments à la culture Basque ? Y a-t-il des liens entres la langue Basque et la Mésopotamie ? L’image du berceau de l’humanité et du riche royaume reculé de Mésopotamie renvoient certainement à un idéal de civilisation dont la traduction symbolique reste toutefois encore incertaine. Bibliographie : - Jean Idiart (dir.), Catalogue de l’exposition Louis et Benjamin Gomez architectes à Bayonne, ed. Musée Basque, Bayonne, 2009. - Isabelle Saphore, Le Style Gomez, ed. Atlantica, Biarritz, 2017.

Airborne dans le gout: 3-seater sofa circa 1970, wooden frame upholstered with foam and covered with beige leather, removable cushions, H: 35/70, W: 190, D: 100 cm

Chesterfield: 2/3-seater sofa circa 1950, wooden frame upholstered in horsehair with spring, upholstered in olive green leather, fine original condition.

Chesterfield: 2/3-seater sofa circa 1950, wooden frame upholstered in horsehair with spring, upholstered in olive green leather, very fine original condition.

De Sede: 3-seater sofa circa 1960, model "DS49", wooden frame upholstered in foam and covered in brown suede, perfect original condition.

Poltrona-Frau: 3-seater sofa circa 1980, wooden frame with foam filling and light leather upholstery, removable cushions with feathers, stamped on back and cushions, near-new condition.

Swinger Maguns Olsen : Important canapé formant "S", composé de 7 éléménts démontables dont 2 avec accoudoirs, bois cintré ajouré, assise et dossier en mousse garnis de tissu bleu. L : 6,90 m, Hauteur d'assise 46/86 cm, P : 70 à 160 cm, divisible en 2 parties

Tue 06 Aug

Petite banquette en hêtre formant lit de camp Le plateau chantourné dissimule un piètement fait de huit croisillons. Possède sa toile d'origine. Travail du début du XXe siècle Haut. : 55,5 cm, larg. : 84,5 cm, prof. : 30 cm (fermé) Expert : Henry COLLET - 06 61 61 97 17 - [email protected]

Tue 06 Aug

Petit canapé en bois redoré Le dossier de forme oblongue est en cabriolet, il reçoit des bras à manchettes soutenus par des consoles d'accotoirs finement sculptées de rais de coeur. L'assise de même forme reçoit une ceinture sculptée d'un double rang de rais de coeur et repose sur cinq pieds tournés, fuselés, cannelés et rudentés en façade. Travail parisien d'époque Louis XVI Haut. : 87 cm, larg. : 104 cm, prof. : 58 cm Un pied avant droit et la barrette de dossier fracturés, garniture à ressorts, siège auparavant peint. Expert : Henry COLLET - 06 61 61 97 17 - [email protected]

Sun 11 Aug

Maria PERGAY (1930-2023) Banquette formant lit de repos modèle "Maria Pergay" en acier Inox brossé et cuir. A l'origine cette banquette avait deux tablettes adjacentes de part et d'autre qui ont été retirées par l'ancien propriétaire. Modèle créé vers 1968 et réalisé par Design Steel, Paris. H : 30 cm / H assise : 31 cm L : 205,5 cm P : 93 cm (état d'usage, griffures sur le cuir) Bibliographie : -Suzanne Demisch, "Maria Pergay, between ideas and design", Demisch Danant, 2006, modèle avec tablettes reproduit aux pages 30 et 44 -Suzanne Demisch, Stéphane Danant, « Maria Pergay, complete works 1957 - 2010 », Damiani Bologne, Italie, 2011, modèle avec tablettes reproduit aux pages 114 et 192

Sun 11 Aug

Rena DUMAS (1937-2009) & Peter COLES (1955-1985) pour HERMES Collection Pippa Chaise longue de voyage en poirier et cuir brun. Modèle créé en 1988. H : 69 cm L : 200 cm P : 45 cm

Sun 11 Aug

Ron ARAD (né en 1951) Banquette modèle « MT3 » en polyéthylène moulé blanc et rouge. Éditée par Driade, vers 2004. H : 80 cm L : 175 cm P : 82 cm

Wed 14 Aug

Provencal-style sofa in gray lacquered wood, the back with sinuous crosspieces, the arms resting on a small baluster, the legs turned and tapered. Straw fabric upholstery with Chinese-inspired decoration in red monochrome by Pierre Frey.

Wed 14 Aug

Gondola sofa in blond wood, the back inlaid with rhombus friezes and ivy scrolls and fluted openwork brackets, the front legs arched and the back straight with crossbars. Late 19th century regional work. Upholstered with geometric frieze embroidery. (wear). H. 83 cm, W. 117 cm, D. 53 cm (accidents and restorations).

Wed 14 Aug

Provencal bench in fruitwood, the back with entablature and columns, the armrests resting on baluster brackets, the seat covered with straw, the turned legs with struts. H. 100 cm, W. 116 cm, D. 50 cm (small accidents and missing parts).

Lust Xavier (1969) / Isi Brachot: Pair of diamond-section end tables, foam structure upholstered in silver vinyl, W: 60, D: 46, H: 40 cm. Specially designed in 2006 for Isi Brachot's gallery.

Swinger Maguns Olsen : Important canapé formant "S", composé de 7 éléménts démontables dont 2 avec accoudoirs, bois cintré ajouré, assise et dossier en mousse garnis de tissu bleu. L : 6,90 m, Hauteur d'assise 46/86 cm, P : 70 à 160 cm, divisible en 2 parties

De Sede circa 1970: 2-seater sofa and 1 ottoman, wooden frame upholstered in foam and covered in brown leather, W: 160, D: 80, H: 37/77 cm

De Sede: 3-seater sofa circa 1960, model "DS49", wooden frame upholstered in foam and covered in brown suede, perfect original condition.

Sun 25 Aug

PARADIN (Guillaume). De Antiquo / statu Burgundiae liber. [...] Sl.[Bâle], sn [Johann Herwagen], sd (1550). In-12 of [2] ff, 285 pp, [50] pp, blond calf, ornate ribbed spine, fawn title page, triple gilt fillet framing the boards, gilt edges, wide inner garland (Canape-Belz). Minor restorations to spines and headpieces. Second edition of the first work by historian Guillaume Paradin de Cuiseaux (1510-1590), a major source for the history of the ancient Burgundian state (Brunet IV, 359.)

Sun 25 Aug

Salon composé de quatre fauteuils et un canapé trois places. Style Louis XV d'époque fin XIXeme, Biengarni d'un tissu jaune et garni au crin. Fauteuils : Hauteur 89 cm Largeur 65 cm Profondeur 46 cm Canapé : Longueur 155 cm

Sun 25 Aug

Important ensemble de salon en bois mouluré noirci et richement sculpté , dossiers médaillons et pietements cannelés à roulettes. Garniture de velours à décor de fleurs bleues sur fond jaune. Epoque Napoléon III, Il se compose de: un canapé (Dimensions : 109 x 157 x 108 cm.) deux fauteuils (Dimensions : 110,5 x 64 x 57 cm.) et neuf chaises (Dimensions : 102 x 51 x 46 cm.) Quelques restaurations anciennes (14 plaques de métal).

Sun 25 Aug

Banquette de billard en bois noirci et cuir vert capitonné. Marche pied escamotable. Vers 1900 116 x 170 x 55 cm.

Sun 25 Aug

Canapé en bois exotique sculpté à incrustations de nacre. Indochine fin XIX°. 118 x 130 x 58 cm.

Sat 31 Aug

Jean Prouvé (1901-1984) Banquette lit de repos, model Scal n°450 circa 1955 Black-lacquered metal frame resting on four cylindrical legs, thermoformed foam mattress upholstered in black fabric and topped by a cylindrical bolster H. 36 cm W. 81 cm D. 190 cm Bibliography: > Peter Sulzer, Jean Prouvé, Œuvre complète/ Complete Works, volume 3: 1944-1954, Birkhauser, 2005, p. 166 > Galerie Patrick Seguin Paris & Sonnanbend, Jean Prouvé, Gallery New York, p. 355 Architect, engineer, builder and designer, Jean Prouvé is an emblematic figure of twentieth-century Modernism. He started out as a wrought-iron worker, and always retained his love of working with metal. Taking part in the Union des Artistes Modernes alongside Charlotte Perriand, Robert Mallet-Stevens, Le Corbusier and René Herbst, Prouvé contributed to the "dusting off" of the Decorative Arts. His guiding principle was the constructive principle: "There is no difference between building a house and building a piece of furniture". His designs are functional, practical and elegant. (MLD)

Sat 31 Aug

Robert GUILLERME (1913-1990) and Jacques CHAMBRON (1914-2001) - Edition Votre Maison Denis" corner sofa Stained oak structure and woollen fabric upholstery. Circa 1960 95 x 245 x 88 cm Reinforced metal brackets, worn, torn and missing upholstery

Sat 31 Aug

Living room set comprising a two-seater sofa and a pair of armchairs in molded and carved wood with sinuous forms. Art nouveau period, coup de fouet style Stamped velvet upholstery 85 x 134 x 67 cm and 110 x 76 x 63 cm Wear to upholstery

Sat 31 Aug

Moulded wood salon furniture, lacquered in white and grey, comprising a bench and a pair of armchairs. The backs are hat-shaped, the armrests are cuffed, the armrest supports are cavets, and the connecting pieces are rosettes. Fluted legs. Louis XVI style, 19th century Fine Aubusson tapestry upholstery with polychrome decor featuring the Fables of La Fontaine and child gardeners. 18th century Armchair dimensions : 89 x 57 x 49 cm Dimensions sofa : 99 x 135 x 54 cm Restoration to one leg of the bench.

Mon 02 Sep

Pair of exotic wood and gilded metal square sofa ends, the top in blackened wood. 41 x 60 x 60 cm. (accidents, cracks, wear).

Mon 02 Sep

SARREGUEMINES & DIGOIN. Small light-wood bidet bench, cane seat, white porcelain bowl, sliding system, pivoting foot for relief. 72 x 60 x 39 cm (closed).

Mon 02 Sep

Rectangular upholstered bench in leatherette, black tubular base. 50 x 130 x 44 cm.

Mon 23 Sep

White and gilded relacquered beech corbeille sofa, carved with ribbon bows. Armrests with cuffs. Six tapered legs with curved flutes. Late Louis XVI period. Height : 98 cm - Width : 179 cm Depth : 62 cm

Tue 24 Sep

Small sofa upholstered in struck yellow fabric. Turned wood armrests.

Tue 24 Sep

Sofa with flat back in a turlupet hat in beech, molded and carved with piaster falls, water leaves and pearls. Armrests with cuffs. Fluted legs. Louis XVI period. Height : 97 cm - Width : 190 cm Depth : 60 cm

Tue 24 Sep

Upside-down walnut sofa. Four small bracket feet. Restoration period. (Stamped yellow velvet upholstery, small accidents). Height : 87 cm - Width : 204 cm Depth : 68 cm

Tue 24 Sep

Mahogany children's bench with scrolled uprights. Openwork backrest. Sheath feet. Empire period. Height : 100 cm - Width : 155 cm Depth : 65 cm

Tue 24 Sep

Middle bench in molded white relacquered beech with cross arms. Six tapered, fluted and curved legs. Late 18th century (Italy?) Height : 68 cm - Width : 155 cm Depth : 58 cm

Tue 24 Sep

Molded walnut flat-back canape. Eight cambered legs. Louis XV period. (Repairs). Height : 98 cm - Width : 194 cm Depth : 65 cm

Bout de canapé de style asiatique en bois ajouré à section carré, les angles en bronze figurant une tête de dragon, dessus en marbre (accidents). Dim. : Ht. :

Fri 04 Oct

Three-seater "Knole Settee" sofa, in purple velvet, resting on four runners and gilded wood base, back and armrests simulating flaps. 20th century 91 x 267 x 96 cm Provenance : - An apartment in Isle Saint Louis - Paris

Fri 04 Oct

Two-seater "Knole Settee" sofa, in purple velvet, resting on four runners and gilded wood base, back and armrests simulating flaps. 20th century 91 x 220 x 96 cm Provenance : - An apartment in Isle Saint Louis - Paris

Fri 04 Oct

Wooden end table covered with purple velvet. Glass top 61 x 71 x 71 cm Provenance : - An apartment in Isle Saint Louis - Paris

Fri 04 Oct

Sofa with ears in natural turned wood, resting on eight legs joined by a strut (many parts restored and modified). Composed of 17th-century elements Upholstered in leafy purple damask Provenance : - An apartment in Isle Saint Louis - Paris

Fri 04 Oct

Carved and gilded wooden sofa, decorated with foliage and acanthus leaves, resting on eight legs linked by three X-shaped braces (Restoration, parts redone). Louis XIV period 127.8 x 197.8 x 67.2 cm Upholstered in beige fabric embroidered with geometric motifs Provenance : - An apartment in Isle Saint Louis - Paris

Fri 04 Oct

Louis XVI style sofa in molded and gilded wood, carved with laurel leaves. The connecting dowels are decorated with florets (accidents, wear). 103 x 156.5 x 70.5 cm Provenance : - An apartment in Isle Saint Louis - Paris

Fri 04 Oct

Louis XV-style gilded wood, molded and carved foliage salon, tapestry decorated with hunting scenes and fables by La Fontaine, comprising six armchairs and a three-seater sofa (chips to the gilding, tapestry worn, small tears and restored). Napoleon III period for the seats, 18th-century tapestry upholstery. Armchairs: 105 x 68.5 x 73.5 cm - Sofa: 106 x 191.5 x 76 cm Provenance : - An apartment in Isle Saint Louis - Paris

Mon 07 Oct

SOFITALIA. 2-seater black leather sofa, chrome frame, flip-up headrests. 70 x 192 x 110 cm (headrests down). (wear).