Rene Prou Attributed Set of Eight Dining Chairs

French 1940s Art Deco dining chairs, set of six by Rene Prou, in stained beech. These chairs could be ebonized. Please note these chairs are unrestored in the photographs. **PRICE includes proper restoration, refinishing and reupholstering with buyer supplied fabric. RENE PROU (1889-1948) A decorator as well as furniture designer, Rene Prou was born in Nantes and educated in Paris. He studied at the Ecole Bernard-Palissy in Paris and shortly thereafter joined the design house, Gouffé. By 1912 he had become their chief designer and was being called the first decorator of the modern taste (gout moderne). His varied design career included: 1922 oceanliner Paris 1922 – Paris to Deauville train (aka Train Bleu) 1923 – showed at the Salon des Artistes Decorateurs 1924 oceanliner de Grasse 1925 – with Eric...

French 1940s Art Deco dining chairs, set of six, in beech. Please note that these chairs are unrestored in the photographs.   

French Forties Art Deco dining chairs, set of 4 by Rene Drouet, in gilt forged iron. 18" wide x 20" deep x 39" high. Seat height 18". Rene Drouet (1899-1993) Following his s...

French 1940s hand forged ion grilles/gates, attributed to Rene Prou and likely forged by Raymond Subes. Each panel is 23.5” wide x 55” high.

French 1940s Art Deco dining chairs, set of eight in beech with bronze mounts and high, tapered backs. Please note these chairs are unrestored in the photographs. Chairs can be cu...

French Art Deco dining chairs by Andre Arbus, set of eight in cherry. Documented, 1938. Please note these chairs are unrestored in the photographs.

Elegant and unusual set of six hand-wrought iron chairs attributed to René Prou. The iron has a lovely, heavy feel and is painted glossy black. Traces of earlier greeny blue paint ar...

A beautiful set of six original French Art Deco tall back blonde wood and nickeled bronze dining chairs, attributed to Rene Prou. Tall elegant backs with curvilinear top crest and shield shape lower backrest, featuring elegant sculptural cabriole front legs and tapered splay back legs. An inset nickeled bronze side bar flanks and accents the back rest, granting this chair a very unusual and unique style. These chairs are skillfully designed, well crafted and of solid construction. The cushion seats and backs in desert taupe/ mauve color naugahyde upholstery are in good vintage condition but are original and of the period. The cushions are easily removable for re -upholstery if need be. side chairs, office chairs, dining room, sycamore, light wood, mid-century, Modernist, French Modern, Industrial, Rene Prou, Jules Leleu, Andre Arbus. violet brown, driftwood tones --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RENE PROU -- 1889-1948 Rene Prou was born in Nantes and educated in Paris. He was a furniture and a decorator who studied at the Ecole Bernard-Palissy in Paris. Shortly thereafter, Prou joined the design house, Gouffé and became their chief designer. He was known as the first decorator of the modern taste. Some of his achievements include: 1922 Oceanliner Paris 1922 – Paris to Deauville train (aka Train Bleu) 1923 – He showed at the Salon des Artistes Decorateurs. 1924 Oceanliner de Grasse 1925 –He designed the Chambre de Mademoiselle of Une Ambassade Française Pavilion a the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes, Paris with Eric Bagge...

Superb set of Six Art Deco Wrought Iron Dining Chairs by Rene Prou in the 1940s Style. Seat is covered in a Royal Blue Fabric. Measures: Seat Height: 17 inches.  

Superb set of Fourteenth Art Deco wrought iron dining chairs by René Prou in the 1940s style. The set consisting out of 12 side chairs and 2 arm chairs in gold powder-coated wrought...

Superb set of six Art Deco wrought iron dining chairs golden powder coated finish by rene prou in the 1940s style. The set contains 4 highbacked chairs...

Chic and sturdy yet lightweight set of eight black-painted metal chairs attributed to French designer Colette Gueden. The backs are curved, the seats wide and generous, upholstered i...