D.I.M. (Decoration Intérieure Moderne) / French Art Deco / Rene Joubert & Philippe Petit Lounge Chair c. 1930
D.I.M. [Decoration Intérieure Moderne] France
Rene Joubert, Philippe Petit [designers]
Lounge chair circa 1930.
Primavera wood with Backhausen fabric designed by Robert Oerley
For more information see: Le Mobilier du XXe Siècle, Pierre Kjellberg (Paris: Editions de l’Amateur, 1994), pp. 165-7.
Fabric illustrated: Art Nouveau Textil-Dekor um 1900, Ruth Grönwoldt (Stuttgart: Württembergisches Landesmuseum, 1980) p 182-183.
Van Cleef & Arpels, Paris “Elephant Hair” ring, 18k gold tied loop detail and clasp with multiple strands of elephant hair forming the ring, signed: VCA (copyright mark), 750 (gold standard mark), 72 (1972), no.125043, French Eagle’s head mark for 18k gold (2x), VCA maker’s touchmark in a diamond (2x), 1972