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Two banquettes FOR THE PRINCESSE DE LA TOUR D'AUVERGNE, CHÂTEAU DE GROSBOIS, BOISSY-SAINT-LÉGER, circa 1930
Details
EUGÈNE PRINTZ (1889-1948)
Two banquettes FOR THE PRINCESSE DE LA TOUR D'AUVERGNE, CHÂTEAU DE GROSBOIS, BOISSY-SAINT-LÉGER, circa 1930
rosewood, wool upholstery
The larger : 16 1⁄2 x 92 7⁄8 x 28 3⁄4 in. (42 x 236 x 73 cm)
Two banquettes FOR THE PRINCESSE DE LA TOUR D'AUVERGNE, CHÂTEAU DE GROSBOIS, BOISSY-SAINT-LÉGER, circa 1930
rosewood, wool upholstery
The larger : 16 1⁄2 x 92 7⁄8 x 28 3⁄4 in. (42 x 236 x 73 cm)
Provenance
Princesse de la Tour d'Auvergne, Château de Grosbois, Boissy-Saint-Léger, France, commissioned circa 1930
David Gill, London
Private Collection, Europe, 1993
Christie's, Paris, 23 November 2015, lot 233
Acquired from the above by the present owner
David Gill, London
Private Collection, Europe, 1993
Christie's, Paris, 23 November 2015, lot 233
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
B. Champigneulle, 'Entretien avec Eugène Printz', Mobilier & Décoration, 1936, pp. 163, 164 and 167 (the model in the Château de Grosbois)
G. Bujon et J.-J. Dutko, Printz, Paris, 1986, pp. 138-139 and 143-144 (the model in the Château de Grosbois)
G. Bujon et J.-J. Dutko, Printz, Paris, 2018, pp. 104 and 106 (the model in the Château de Grosbois)
G. Bujon et J.-J. Dutko, Printz, Paris, 1986, pp. 138-139 and 143-144 (the model in the Château de Grosbois)
G. Bujon et J.-J. Dutko, Printz, Paris, 2018, pp. 104 and 106 (the model in the Château de Grosbois)
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