One of the most elegant and innovative 20th-century French furniture designers, Jacques Adnet created a simple, unadorned signature style that is both trim and vigorous. He began his career in the heyday of the Art Deco era, and in the 1950s, in association with Hermès, created chairs, lamps, desks and other pieces that employed slender metal frames clad in stitched saddle leather. With such furnishings, Adnet brought a fashion sensibility to design and decor that had not been seen since the 1920s prime of the great Paris couturier-decorator Paul Poiret.
Adnet was born in a provincial town in Burgundy, where he studied design before moving, along with his twin brother, Jean, to Paris to study at the École des Arts Décoratifs. After their graduation in the early 1920s, the brothers were hired to work in the decorative-arts atelier of the department store Galeries Lafayette, under the direction of Maurice Dufrêne, an Art Deco master who developed a singularly robust and opulent style. Both Adnets showed their work at the 1925 Paris Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes — the design fair from which the term Art Deco is derived.
In 1928, Jacques Adnet took charge of the struggling La Compagnie des Arts Français, a decorative-arts firm founded by Louis Süe and André Mare that created modern furnishings that bore traces of 18th-century styling. Adnet immediately took the company in a different direction. He developed a simple lithe and lean look that incorporated industrial materials such as metal and glass, along with exotic woods and finishes such as parchment and sharkskin.
Adnet’s furniture begs to be described in terms of personalities: charming faux-bamboo side tables, suave chrome lighting and urbane club chairs. His most noted pieces, which feature sleek metal frames wrapped in Hermès leather, have a character all their own — smooth, elegant and self-assured, they inhabit a room with the same wit and grace as Jean-Paul Belmondo and Catherine Deneuve.
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$22,000 / set
Jacques Adnet Pair of Modernist Club Chairs
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Modernist Art Deco pair of club chairs, circa 1930, designed by Jacques Adnet. 36” wide x 29” deep x 30” high. Usable fabric/probably original. JACQUES ADNET (1900-1984)...
Wood
Pair of French Art Deco Club Chairs Attributed To Jacques Adnet
By André Arbus, Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, Jacques Adnet, Dominique, Jules Leleu
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of French Art Deco Club chairs by Jacques Adnet. Pair of French club chairs or lounge chairs by Jacques Adnet. This stunning pair of sculptural French Art Deco club chairs, loun...
Oak
Rare Art Déco Club Chairs by Jacques Adnet, France 1930s
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Aachen, NW
Very rare and fine armchairs by Jacques Adnet. Made in France in the early 1930s. Fine Bouclé upholstery. Feets are made by solid wood. Stunning pieces. The chairs are in excellent,...
Bouclé, Wood
$10,500 / set
H 36 in W 31 in D 28 in
French Art Deco Pair of Leather Club Chairs, Original Patina, 1930
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent pair of French Art Deco leather club chairs dating from the 1930's with their original leather, the cushion with one side upholstered in a cocoa colored velvet. The w...
Leather, Velvet, Wood
Antique French Art Deco Club Chair, Distressed Brown Leather, 1930s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique circa 1930s 1940s French Brown Leather Club Chair. French Art Deco Original Distressed Leather Club Chair. Classic French Art Deco leather club chair dating from the 1930's w...
Leather
$16,900 / set
H 34 in W 23.75 in D 32.5 in
20th Century French Pair of Vintage Art Deco Tinted Birchwood Club Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A refined pair of vintage French Art Deco club chairs, handcrafted in Paris circa 1930. Expertly made with tinted birchwood frames, these classic lounge chairs showcase elegant Paris...
Linen, Upholstery, Beech, Fabric
Pair of Art Deco Club Chairs Argentina, circa 1935
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Elegant pair of fabulous Art Deco Club chairs. Brought back from Argentina this pair is in fabulous condition. Corded fabric has mellowed to a charcoal grey. Some fading has occurred...
Cord, Oak
A Pair of Vintage Rattan Club Chairs
Located in New York, NY
This beautifully crafted pair of vintage rattan armchairs features a rich, dark finish and an airy open-weave lattice design. The arched back and gently sloped arms offer a comfortab...
Rattan
$14,400Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 29 in W 30 in D 31 in
Art Deco Club Chairs by Jules Leleu, Blush Velvet, 1930s French Design
By Jules Leleu
Located in Miami, FL
Elegant pair of French Art Deco club chairs attributed to Jules Leleu, circa 1930s, newly upholstered in blush‑pink velvet with piped edges over deep, comfortable loose cushions. The...
Velvet, Mahogany
$16,000 / set
H 31.25 in W 23.75 in D 32 in
1930s French Art Deco Club Chairs with Ottoman, Beech & Mohair
Located in Astoria, NY
Exceptional pair of French Art Deco club chairs with matching ottoman, sourced in Paris and dating to circa 1930. The chairs feature deep, comfortable seats, softly rounded backs, sc...
Mohair, Hardwood, Beech
$19,500 / set
H 35.5 in W 29.5 in D 31 in
Radiant Restored Pair of Art Deco Revival Club Chairs in Magnificent French Cane
Located in Atlanta, GA
An exquisite restored pair of rattan Art Deco Revival club chairs, circa 1980. Fabulous rattan frame construction completely veneered in heavy French Cane. Design, quality and crafts...
Cane, Rattan
$12,265 / set
H 29.93 in W 37.8 in D 38.59 in
Pair of Round Leaning Club Chairs, Upholstered in Pure Alpaca
By Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, Jacques Adnet, (after) Jean Michel Frank, Jules Leleu
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
Superb pair of round, leaning modern club chairs, upholstered in pure Alpaca fabric. High quality handmade beech frames and upholstered in a soft, golden brown, premium 100% alpaca ...
Alpaca, Wood
$7,904 / set
H 29.93 in W 37.8 in D 38.59 in
Round Leaning Club Chair and Ottoman, Upholstered in Pure Alpaca
By Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, Jacques Adnet, (after) Jean Michel Frank, Jules Leleu
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
Superb round, leaning modern club chair and ottoman, upholstered in pure Alpaca fabric. High quality handmade beech frames and upholstered in a soft, golden brown, premium 100% alpa...
Alpaca, Wood
Art Deco Moustache Club Chair c. 1930-1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT Early 20th c. leather club chair with charming mustache top, riveted back, wooden feet, brown piping and rounded armrests. All original sheep hide leather and stuffed with h...
Sheepskin
$14,500 / set
H 32 in W 35.25 in D 33.25 in
Art Deco Pair of French Leather Club Chairs, Hand-Crafted, 1930s
Located in Highwood, IL
French leather club chairs have been one of Old Plank’s specialties for more than 30-years and with each pair of French leather club chairs, we strive to improve our restoration tech...
Leather, Wood
Pair Modernist , Art Deco Leather Club Chairs by Jacques Adnet 1940s
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic pair French Modernist Art Deco club chairs by Jacques Adnet, circa 1930.,, nice original condition,,MINOR SEPARATION TO ARM SEAM.. repair to side of one chair.. seats (cusio...
Brass
Art Deco Lounge Chair
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Antwerp, BE
Jaques Adnet beautifully in style of proportioned deep sitter France Art Deco club chair with arched, sprung armrests, simple solid feet and a fantastic original velvet upholstery in...
Upholstery, Velvet, Wood
Jacques Adnet Pair of Modernist Club Chairs
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Modernist Art Deco pair of club chairs by Jacques Adnet, circa 1930. 30” wide x 31” deep x 28” high. JACQUES ADNET (1900-1984) An icon of luxurious French Modernism,J...
Wood
Jacque Adnet Small Scale Lounge Chairs
By Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
4, Jacques Adnet late 1940’s small scale club chairs in Cerused White Oak from France. One is original and purchased through Miguel Saco Inc. in New York City. Three club chairs are ...
Leather, Upholstery, Oak
Pair of Jacques Adnet Lounge Chairs
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Miami, FL
Rare pair of Jacques Adnet lounge chairs with new tartan plaid wool upholstery. Original brown handstitched leather in good vintage...
Brass
Jacques Adnet Pair of Modernist Club Chairs
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Modernist Art Deco club chairs designed by Jacques Adnet, circa 1930. Large, comfortable scale. These chairs are unrestored in the photographs. Pricing included restoration...
Wood
Pair of Jacques Adnet Lounge Chairs
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Miami, FL
Rare pair of Jacques Adnet lounge chairs with new tartan plaid wool upholstery. Original brown hand-stitched leather in good vintag...
Brass
Jacques Adnet Pair of Modernist Club Chair
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French modernist Art Deco Pair of Jacques Adnet club chairs with French walnut feet, circa 1930.
Walnut
Pair of Club Armchairs by Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Long Island City, NY
Pair of French Art Deco club armchairs by Adnet.
Pair of Armchairs by Jacques Adnet, circa 1950
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Encino, CA
Jacques ADNET, ( 1900 - 1984 ) Spectacular and extremely rare pair of armchairs, c.1945-1950. Base and arms in solid mahogany, gilt brass sockets. Upholstered in Cognac (light r...
Brass