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PIERRE CHAREAU (1883-1950)

"MB 241A" game table, circa 1926

Brazilian rosewood game table also called "Table Mouchoir" with a fixed top rounded on the extremities. The middle of the square table top is set with hinged panels. The center when open shows a beige felt cover.
A small notch allows one to open the square top. At both end, the top is supported by two solid curved legs and by two hinged "L" shaped supports on the sides. The oval shelf holds two small gilded-brass ash-trays. 

Stamped "PC" on the back of the top. 

Dimensions : 

Extended : 27 x 57 x 41 1/8 in

Folded : 27 7/8 x 57 x 20 ½ in

H 68,5 - L 145 - P 104,5 cm (H 27 - W 57.1 - D 41.1 in)

Origin

Bernheim-Dalsace collection, directly commissioned from the artist, then in the family by descent.

Bibliography

For this table :
M. Vellay et K. Frampton, Pierre Chareau, Architecte-meublier, 1883-1950, éditions du Regard, Paris, 1984, p. 124.
D. Vellay, La Maison de verre, Le chef-d'oeuvre de Pierre Chareau, Thames & Hudson Ltd, Londres, 2007, p. 118, 124-125.
E. da Costa Meyer, Pierre Chareau, Modern Architecture and Design, catalogue d'exposition, The Jewish Museum, New York, 4 novembre 2016-26 mars 2017, p. 212.

For a similar model :
Pierre Chareau, architecte, un art intérieur, catalogue d'exposition, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, 3 novembre 1993-17 janvier 1994, p. 181.
E. da Costa Meyer, Pierre Chareau, Modern Architecture and Design, catalogue d'exposition, The Jewish Museum, New York, 4 novembre 2016-26 mars 2017, p. 54.
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