Jacques Quinet (1918-1992)
Pair of armchairs and stools 1954 In red lacquered wood with ormolu ornamentation, upholstered in silk.
Height 84 cm - Width 65 cm - Depth 63 cm
Height 42 cm - Width 47 cm - Depth 37 cm Provenance: > Former collection of Prince Amini, member of the Iranian imperial family, original commissioner for his Paris residence in 1954.
> Biennale des antiquaires, 2000, Galerie Olivier Watelet
> Paris private collection
> Christie's Paris sale November 24, 2014 lots 35 and 36
> Private collection, Paris
Bibliography: > G. Maldonado, Jacques Quinet, Les éditions de l'amateur, Paris, 2000, p. 122
> P. Favardin, Les décorateurs des années 50, Paris, 2002, p. 58
> AD Italia, January 2014 This collection is one of Jacques Quinet's masterpieces. This great French designer began his prolific career in the 1940s. He was trained in cabinetmaking by François Sebesta, a master in the field. Quinet soon abandoned mass-produced furniture for luxury furniture. He furnished prestigious private residences, including the Paris residence of Iranian Prince Amini, from which these armchairs and stools originate. They illustrate Quinet's particular attention to elegant lines and accurate proportions. He uses precious materials to create furniture that is functional, refined, sober and classic.
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