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Printz and Dunand: When Baroque Rhymes with Minimalism

Published on , by Claire Papon
Auction on 07 June 2019 - 14:00 (CEST) - Salle 5 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

Provenance, size, top-quality workmanship and highly original decoration all come together in this wood and metal cabinet by Eugène Printz and Jean Dunand.

Eugène Printz (1879-1948) and Jean Dunand (1877-1942), Broken lines mounted in chevrons,... Printz and Dunand: When Baroque Rhymes with Minimalism
Eugène Printz (1879-1948) and Jean Dunand (1877-1942), Broken lines mounted in chevrons, check patterns, lines and dotted lines, sitting room cabinet in palm wood veneering with brass dinanderie, 92.5 x 113 x 41 cm.
Estimate: €150,000/200,000
Whether or not unique, this sitting room cabinet is the only one we know of today. We also know that pieces by this cabinetmaker born in the Faubourg Saint-Antoine, the son and nephew of cabinetmakers, were produced in extremely limited series.…
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