37 - ANDRÉ GROULT (1884–1966)

ANDRÉ GROULT (1884–1966) Urn with a Bouquet, a variation on a piece of furniture with the same inlaid design presented at the Salon d’Automne, Paris, 1912 Sideboard made of exotic wood veneer and precious wood marquetry on an oak core. The slightly curved front features a solid door with a large, central ornamental marquetry motif. The interior contains two height-adjustable oak shelves. The side panels feature quarter-round marquetry. The top is finished in Portor marble. The front legs are Toupie-style and made of mahogany. Comes complete with its rare original bronze key, featuring a floral basket motif. A few small chips along the edge of the marble top. Stamped “André GROULT” with a cold-stamped floral basket motif on the edge of one of the side panels. Height: 110 cm – Length: 67 cm – Depth: 37.5 cm Bibliography and related works: - *L’Art décoratif* – No. 317, November 1912. A piece of furniture with the same marquetry design as our work, reproduced on page 316. - *Art et Décoration* – November 1912. A piece of furniture with the same marquetry design as our work, reproduced on page 153. - *Art et Industrie* – March 1913. A piece of furniture with the same marquetry decoration as our piece is reproduced in this publication (unpaginated). - *The Studio Yearbook of Decorative Art* – No. 9, 1914. A piece of furniture with the same marquetry decoration as our piece is reproduced on page 165. - *The Paris Salons 1895–1914*; Volume III: Furniture – Antique Collector’s Club, Suffolk, 1996. A piece of furniture with the same marquetry design as our work, reproduced on page 269. - Félix Marcilhac – André Groult; 20th-Century Interior Designer and Decorator – Les Éditions de l’Amateur, Paris, 1997. A piece of furniture with the same marquetry decoration as our work, visible in two archival photographs reproduced on pages 49 and 54.