EUGÈNE PRINTZ (1879-1948) - Lot 24

EUGÈNE PRINTZ (1879-1948) Single-top variant of the limited-edition model presented at the Salon des Artistes, Décorateurs, Paris, 1932 Very rare modernist brass pedestal table. The circular planter base rests on a recessed wooden heel, complete with its two original zinc containers. The central shaft is cylindrical and the top also circular. Circa 1930. H. 60 cm - Bottom diam. 60 cm - Top plate diameter 50 cm Used condition, oxidation, probably missing brass facing on recessed heel. Exhibition: Salon des Artistes Décorateurs, Paris, 1932 - A variant with two trays was presented at this show. Bibliography: Guy Bujon and Jean-Jacques Dutko - Eugène Printz - Éditions du Regard, Paris, 1986 - Identical model shown in an archive photograph reproduced on page 137. Bibliography and related works: - Galerie Printz - Catalogue commercial n° 1 de 1934. Two-tray variant reproduced on page 9 (ref. 11). - Art et Décoration - July 1932. Two-tray variant reproduced on page 220. - L'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui - N° IV of May 1932. Two-shelf variant reproduced on page 90. - L'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui - N° IV, May 1934. Two-tray variant reproduced on page 82. - Art et Industrie - N° 6 of 1934. Two-tray variant reproduced on page 22. - Plaisir de France - January 1937. Two-tray variant reproduced in this publication (no pagination). - Mobilier et Décoration - N° 9 of 1939. Two-tray variant reproduced on page 328. Expert : Emmanuel Eyraud