An Important Set of Four Jacques Adnet Oak Upholstered Chairs "Four Seasons"

French, circa 1940's

The Frames with scooped arms, raised on four doweled legs with H-form stretchers connected by oak squares, every back and seat upholstered with Aubusson tapestry woven by the firm Pinion in shades of blue, salmon, lilac and charcoal gray respectively; each back with different scene representing in corresponding colors one of the four seasons, all within an ondulated ribbon border repeated on the seat. Monogrammed P.O.

Literature:

Pierre Kjellberg, Le Mobilier du XX Siècle, Paris: Amateur 1994: Pag 41. Foucart/Gaillemin, Les Décorateurs des Années 40, Paris: Norma 1998: Pag 45, 62.

DIMENSIONS: 47 1/2 in. High x 26 1/8 in. Wide x 27 1/4 in. Deep.

Seat height: 19 in.

REFERENCE NUMBER: SG-179