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André Sornay

Modernist Display Stand, Intended to be Placed in a Window Frame

France, 20th century

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Description

Walnut

Height: 35.5" - Width: 12.5" - Depth: 10.25"

André Sornay, who went into the family business in Lyon, and worked and exhibited there throughout his life, was an early proponent of modernity — placing as much emphasis on new materials and techniques as on the age-old, seeing as much in the values of the industrial world as the craft-centered past. In his works, form and function unite, sleek, generously proportioned forms are tailored specifically to the need a given piece is designed to meet.

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