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Pair of 20th-century Art Deco-style wrought-iron chairs attributed to Samuel Copelon for Jansen firm
Pair of wrought iron chairs lyre backrest decorated with two bronze swan necks.
Art Deco work of the 20th century.
Height: 88 cm
Width: 39.5 cm
Depth : 38 cm
Pair of wrought iron chairs lyre backrest decorated with two bronze swan necks.
Art Deco work of the 20th century.
Height: 88 cm
Width: 39.5 cm
Depth : 38 cm
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Bronze
At the beginning, there is clay that the hand kneads, that the tool furrows. Then, through the medium of the mold, the power of fire, the fragile sketch will solidify in the hardest and most resistant alloy there is: bronze. This manufacturing process - the alloy of copper and tin - dates back to the third millennium BC: the Bronze Age was an essential stage in the technological and social evolution of mankind. From the outset, this technique made it possible to reproduce weapons, jewelry, figurines and containers of all kinds, spread throughout the Mediterranean basin, in the Near East and even in China - During the Renaissance, the statue appeared, the work of art, unique piece, melted at the request of a great collector.
Pair of 20th-century Art Deco-style wrought-iron chairs with lyre-shaped backs adorned with bronze swan heads and necks, attributed to Samuel Copelon for the Jansen firm, around 1930.
Inspired by the Directoire or Neoclassical style, reimagined in the Art Deco era, featuring crossed legs and bronze finishes.
Upholstered seat covered in cream fabric.
Height : 34,5 in
Width : 15,5 in
Depth : 15 in