ART DECO
MARTELL GALLERY
Alfred Porteneuve
Art Deco Sofa, 1930
Suede and Cherry Wood
Location: Madrid
White-glove shipping available worldwide. Contact for quote.
Location: Madrid
White-glove shipping available worldwide. Contact for quote.
78" Width x 34" Depth x 32" Height
A1672
€ 18,000.00
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Elegant French Art Deco three-seat sofa by Alfred Porteneuve, featuring a refined curved silhouette and clean, architectural lines. Upholstered in a warm mocha velvet and accented with cherry wood at...
Elegant French Art Deco three-seat sofa by Alfred Porteneuve, featuring a refined curved silhouette and clean, architectural lines. Upholstered in a warm mocha velvet and accented with cherry wood at the arm supports, the piece balances softness and structure in equal measure. Its generous back, rounded arms, and streamlined profile make it a strong example of period Art Deco seating, where proportion, comfort, and luxury materials were carefully resolved into a single composition. The design reflects Porteneuve's connection to the Ruhlmann circle and the sophisticated French design language of the 1930s.
About the designer
Alfred Porteneuve (Paris, 1896–1949) was a French architect and designer whose career is closely tied to that of his uncle, Jacques-Émile Ruhlmann, one of the leading figures of French Art Deco. He studied architecture at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts and worked alongside Ruhlmann from early in his career, contributing to landmark projects including the Hôtel du Collectionneur at the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes. After Ruhlmann's death in 1933, Porteneuve took over the atelier and continued producing furniture under his own name through the 1930s and 1940s, refining a more restrained, architectural vocabulary while preserving the workshop's standards of cabinetry and material selection.
About the designer
Alfred Porteneuve (Paris, 1896–1949) was a French architect and designer whose career is closely tied to that of his uncle, Jacques-Émile Ruhlmann, one of the leading figures of French Art Deco. He studied architecture at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts and worked alongside Ruhlmann from early in his career, contributing to landmark projects including the Hôtel du Collectionneur at the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes. After Ruhlmann's death in 1933, Porteneuve took over the atelier and continued producing furniture under his own name through the 1930s and 1940s, refining a more restrained, architectural vocabulary while preserving the workshop's standards of cabinetry and material selection.