ANDRÉ ARBUS (1903-1969)
Set of Twelve Dining Chairs
circa 1938
carved mahogany, upholstery, apparently unsigned
height 38 1/4in (97cm); width 20in (57cm); depth 21 3/4in (55cm)
Footnotes:
Provenance
Collection of Mme Peterson
Rita Bucheit, Fine art and Antiques, LTD, Chicago
Private Collection, New York (acquired from the above, 2008)

Literature
Yvonne Brunhammer, Andre Arbus. Architecte-Decorateur des Annees 40, Editions Norma, 2016, p. 154 (period photograph of the chairs in situ)
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Overall, very good condition, light natural wear to surfaces and extremities commensurate with age and use. One side of two of the chairs are slightly sun faded. The wood surfaces of each have been lightly cleaned and applied with a clear varnish and each chair has been professionally reupholstered. The chairs each retain a firm structure and are ready for use in the home. Overall, this represents a rare opportunity to acquire a large set of dining chairs by a seminal French designer.