501 - Vincent ÉPEAUX (attributed to)

Vincent ÉPEAUX (attributed to) Suite of five molded and carved mahogany chairs with curved backs, partially recessed at the bottom, and central belt decorated with a scalloped cartouche on a corner base with grooved curved legs at the front and saber legs at the back. Seat and back entirely upholstered in mustard velvet. Height 93 cm - Length 42 cm - Depth 48 cm We would like to thank Frédéric Descouturelle for his help in compiling this data sheet. History: this model appears under n°353 in the Épeaux catalog circa 1913, but also in other period portfolios under other names. It is therefore likely that the design was purchased by several Faubourg Saint-Antoine houses, and that it did not belong to just one. Bibliography -Le Salon des industries du mobilier 1902, Librairie d'Art Décoratif Armand Guérinet, Paris, 1902, variant of our model trimmed with leather reproduced on plate 148. -Catalog commercial Epeaux, circa 1913, Paris, variant of our model trimmed with leather, referenced as n°353 and reproduced on p. 28. -Frédéric Descouturelle & Ophélie Depraetere, "Le Faubourg Saint-Antoine et l'Art nouveau - Cinquième partie : Épeaux, une maison parisienne dans le sillage des Nancéiens", Le Cercle Guimard [online], August 25, 2024, [consulted March 21, 2025].