ANDRÉ SORNAY (1902-2000 - Lot 61

Lot n° 61
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ANDRÉ SORNAY (1902-2000 - Lot 61
ANDRÉ SORNAY (1902-2000 )Rare pair of modernist armchairs in sipo and sipo veneer. The armrests forming right angles with the front legs lined at the top by uprights; the side fixings by means of brass pellets. The rear legs in truncated discs and overhanging. The hanging seats and the recessed backrests are upholstered and covered with their original black leather. Condition of use, damaged upholstery and tapestries. Each seat stamped SORNAY on the side. Height : 77 cm - Length : 68 cm - Depth : 82 cmBibliography : - Thierry Roche - André Sornay - Éditions Beau Fixe, Lyon, 2002. Identical model reproduced on page 111 - Thierry Roche - Les Arts décoratifs à Lyon ; 1910-1950 - Éditions Beau Fixe, Lyon, 1999 . Identical model reproduced on page 40 - Alain Marcelpoil, Annik Béras Sornay, Olivier Lasalle - Signed Sornay - André Sornay (1902-2000) an avant-garde designer - Éditions Galerie Alain Marcelpoil, Paris, 2010. Variant of our model of armchair reproduced on page 272. Provenance : - Complete old decoration by André Sornay for a notary of Lyon . - Private collection, Lyon region.
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