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44 - Armand-Albert RATEAU
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Armand-Albert RATEAU Pair of paneled bookcases for Jeanne Lanvin – circa 1920 Oak frame with an open upper cabinet featuring shelves with molded surrounds adorned with a carved frieze of laurel leaves accented with gilding Lower cabinet opens with two solid doors on bronze hinges and latches Pediments rebuilt and restored 290 × 137 × 67 cm Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Jeanne Lanvin for her private mansion on Rue Barbet de-Jouy Ader-Picard-Tajan auction, December 1, 1989, lot 234 Acquired at that auction by the current owner Bibliography: Frank Olivier-Vial and François Rateau, *Armand Albert Rateau*, Les Éditions de l’Amateur, Paris, 1992; our model is referenced and reproduced on pp. 98, 100, 101, 103 Hélène Guéné, “Decoration and Haute Couture: Armand Albert Rateau for Jeanne Lanvin, Another Art Deco,” Les arts Décoratifs, Paris, 2006; our model is reproduced on pp. 101–102 A pair of oak paneled bookcases designed by Armand-Albert Rateau for Jeanne Lanvin—circa 1920 114.17 × 53.94 × 26.38 in. Armand-Albert RATEAU A pair of oak bookcases with bronze hinges by Armand Albert Rateau—circa 1920 104.17 × 49.21 × 26.38 in.
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