LA MAÎTRISE - ATELIER D'ART DES GALERIES LAFAYETTE UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MAURICE DUFRÈNE (1876-1955) "Clématites". Living room furniture including a basket-type sofa and a pair of gondola-type armchairs. The legs and the uprights in cream lacquered wood. The backs are slightly poly-lobed and upholstered with green velvet on the inside and brown velvet on the outside. The seats and cushions also upholstered in green velvet. The rear legs are sabre-shaped; the front legs are sheath-shaped for the sofa and tapered with facets for the armchairs. Circa 1925. Condition of use, accidents and missing pieces. Sofa : H. 81 cm - W. 147 cm - D. 77 cm Armchairs : H. 88 cm - W. 64,5 cm - D. 54 cm Bibliography : La Maîtrise - Commercial catalogue, circa 1925. The model of our armchairs reproduced on page 19 and titled.

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