Attributed to Paul POIRET (1879-1944) & ATELIER MARTINE - Lot 2

Attributed to Paul POIRET (1879-1944) & ATELIER MARTINE Slight variation on the so-called "Cambodian" model designed around [1912], eponymous models featured in the Maison de couture Paul Poiret branch in Biarritz and in the open-air theater l'Oasis (in the gardens of Paul Poiret's Hôtel particulier) in the early 1920s, others featured on the barge Amour, moored on the banks of the Seine during the Exposition, Paris, 1925. Armchair in mahogany-stained and varnished beech and blackened wood. Square-section legs, cheeks and back treated in a grid pattern. Circa 1920. Height Height : 76.5 cm Width : 49 cm Depth : 48.5 cm Condition and restorations. Exhibition and related works : Péniche Amours (on the sidelines of the Exposition des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes, Paris, 1925) - "Cambodgien" model chairs by Atelier Martine were part of the furnishings for this boat, one of three buildings that Paul Poiret chose to present in conjunction with the famous 1925 exhibition. Public collections and related works : Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris - A "Cambodgien" model by Atelier Martine is kept in the collections of this institution under inventory number 2005.37.16. Bibliography and related works: - Rapport général de l'Exposition des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes, Paris, 1925 - Éditions Larousse, Paris, 1927. A "Cambodian" model from Atelier Martine reproduced on a stenciled photograph on plate XLI. - Yvonne Brunhammer - Arts décoratifs des Années 20 - Éditions du Seuil/Éditions du Regard, Paris, 1991. A "Cambodian" model from Atelier Martine, reproduced on page 66.