Eugène Printz, Rare and exceptional side table «Eventail» (Fan) or «Mouchoir» (Tissue) (sold)

Eugène Printz (1878-1948)

Rare and exceptional side table «Eventail» (Fan) or «Mouchoir» (Tissue) (sold)
circa 1928

Palm tree venereed and bronze. Each element is cold stamped with the monogram EP, under the base. This rare system table is composed by three articulated elements, forming bookshelf.

Height 60 cm (23 3⁄4 in) - Lenght max opened 180 cm (70 3⁄4 in) - Width of each part 35 cm (13 3⁄4 in) - Width closed 70 cm (27 1⁄2 in).

This model has been exhibited for the first time at the Salon des Artistes Décorateurs in 1928.
Provenance : Henri & Julie Adelski’s collection, owners of the shop and workshop A l’Ours blanc, Paris IIe.
Literature :
- Printz, G. Bujon & J.-J. Dutko, éd. du Regard, Paris, 1986, pp. 116-117, 132-133, 137, 139, 249
- Mobilier et décoration -1934, « Eugène Printz meublier et architecte », H. Clouzot, Paris, pp. 411, 417, 419, 420