Camille GAUTHIER (1870-1963) Paul POINSIGNON. Walnut bedroom - Lot 455

Camille GAUTHIER (1870-1963) Paul POINSIGNON. Walnut bedroom with water lily decoration extending to the bronze drawer handles, comprising a double bed (without box spring), a marble-topped bedside cabinet with niche and one-leaf opening, and a mirror-backed wardrobe with beveled mirrors, opening with two leaves and two drawers in the lower section. Work of the Art Nouveau period. Art Nouveau period (Dim. (armoire): 250 x 50 x130 cm) (small chips, one handle missing on the bedside cabinet, and crack on the left-hand mirror-backed leaf of the armoire). This bedroom set from a home in the Oise region was part of a larger ensemble with a mirror and writing table dispersed separately in this sale. Its curves evoke creations by Jacques Majorelle or Eugène Vallin. Cf. similar model for the armoire, Aguttes sale June 11, 2014, lot 81.