Andre Arbus pair of side tables

French Forties Art Deco pair of side tables by Andre Arbus in cerused oak and patinated bronze. The model was created for the re-furnishing of Chateau de Rambouillet for the French president after World War II. The Chateau de Rambouillet (see image) was the summer residence of the Presidents of France from 1896 until 2009. The 1948 interior design was carried out through the most renowned French interior designers of the time, inspired by the elegant vintage oceanliners such as the Normandie and the Ile-de-France. This pair of tables was produced circa 1990 by Yves Gastou and Arbus’ daughter, Madeliene. They are 27” diameter x 24.5” high. A single table is also available. Please see #1846. This model is shown in situ at Rambouillet in Andre Arbus: Architecte-Decorateur des Annees 40 by Yvonne Brunhammer, page 257.

Andre Arbus

(1903-1969)

French Art Deco Architect and Designer, ANDRE ARBUS, was born in Toulouse, France. A third-generation cabinetmaker, Arbus became active in the Salons of the Societe des Artistes Decorateurs and the Salon d’Automne in Paris in 1925 at the young age of 22. His work included commissions for the 1922 oceanliner Bretagne, the 1927 La Provence and Ile-de-France as well as the 1961 France. He often used rare and exotic materials in his refined designs. These were elegant and pure and often gave the appearance of fragility – as in his neo-classical presentation at the Paris International Exposition of 1937. He compared the joints in his furniture to the joints of the human hand. His commissions also included private townhouses as well as Le Mobilier National for which designed a desk for U.S. Ambassador W. H. Harriman, and the post World War II Medici Room of the Chateau de Rambouillet.