René PROU (1887-1947) & Suzanne LALIQUE-HAVILAND (1892-1 - Lot 194

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René PROU (1887-1947) & Suzanne LALIQUE-HAVILAND (1892-1 - Lot 194
René PROU (1887-1947) & Suzanne LALIQUE-HAVILAND (1892-1989) for COMPAGNIE INTERNATIONALE DES WAGONS-LITS Varnished wood shepherd's chair, model created circa 1929, with high, slightly sloping rectangular back flanked by small rounded lugs on either side, and full armrests with flat overhanging cuffs. Corner base with tapered front legs and saber-shaped backs. Seat base, armrests and back entirely upholstered in green and old gold stamped velvet with "rail" motif (scratches, wear). Height 114 cm - Length 83 cm - Depth 82 cm History: designed circa 1929 for the lounge cars of the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits (CIWL) Côte d'Azur Pullman Express train. A reproduction of our model is currently on display at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris as part of the exhibition "1925-2025. Cent ans d'Art déco" exhibition under no. 885. Similar models are reproduced on a photograph of a Pullman lounge car, Côte d'Azur type, n°4151, currently held at the Médiathèque du patrimoine et de la photographie under n°AP93W00137. Bibliography: - Jean des Cars & Jean-Paul Caracalla, Le Train Bleu et les grands express de la Riviera, Éditions Denoël, Paris, 1988, p. 85 for an archive photograph reproducing a lounge car from the Côte d'Azur Pullman Express train, featuring armchairs similar to our model. - Anne Bony, René Prou, entre Art déco et modernisme, Éditions Norma, Paris, 2018, similar model reproduced pp. 102-103 & 219 and p. 107 for an advertising brochure published by the CIWL to promote the Côte d'Azur Pullman Express train reproducing our model. - Collective, 1925-2025. Cent ans d'Art déco, catalog of the eponymous exhibition at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris from October 22, 2025 to April 26, 2026, Éditions MAD, Paris, 2025, p. 224 for an archive photograph reproducing the interior of a Pullman lounge car featuring armchairs similar to our model, and mention of a similar model referenced under catalog no. 885. This lot was appraised by Madame Amélie MARCILHAC.
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