A Remarkable Collaboration Between Dunand and Printz

Published on 20 January 2022, by Caroline Legrand

Auction on 30 January 2022 - 14:00 (CET) - Château de Roye-sur-Matz, Rue du Ponchelet - 60310 Roye-sur-Matz

In the 1930s, cabinetmaker Eugène Printz and dinanderie-maker and lacquerer Jean Dunand joined forces to create some outstanding furniture—as witness this 1934 piece rediscovered in a private home.

Eugène Printz (1879-1948) and Jean Dunand (1877-1942), sideboard with oak frame,... A Remarkable Collaboration Between Dunand and Printz

Eugène Printz (1879-1948) and Jean Dunand (1877-1942), sideboard with oak frame, palm veneering and brass plaques with silvered geometrical patterns, base and pedestal in sponge-oxidized brass, stamped with a monogram, 117 x 149.5 x 50 cm/46 x 58.7 x 19.7 in.
Estimate: €80,000/100,000

The collaboration between Printz and Dunand began in 1928 and ended in 1942, at the latter's death. It led to the creation of some remarkable bespoke furniture: unique pieces produced in their workshops. Their work together enabled each of these great craftsmen to surpass their own styles. Now being sold by the nephew of the customer who commissioned it, this sideboard was ordered directly from the Printz Gallery in Rue Miromesnil, Paris, in June 1934. A deposit was…

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