AU BÛCHERON - Lot 26

AU BÛCHERON Set of two catalogs: - Paris, Au Bûcheron, 194 x 210 mm, 32 pp. stapled under illustrated cover, c. 1930. Armchairs, bookcases, coffee tables, lighting fixtures, in metal, wood or glass reproduced in photographs. In mailing envelope bearing the famous initials created by Cassandre in 1925, with a loose leaf of terms of sale and price list. - Paris, Au Bûcheron, s.d. (circa 1950), 280 x 213 mm, 36 pp. stapled in photographic cover. Promotional brochure illustrated with numerous photographs and plans, as well as three color hors textes; it presents the firm's factories and workshops, as well as its main achievements: utility furniture, administrative units, marine fittings, store installations, apartment decorations. The firm, headed by Michel Dufet, was particularly involved after the war in refitting liners, including the "Normandie", the "Ville d'Alger" and the "Ile de France". The acronym on the cover is the one designed by Cassandre for the company's beginnings. Booklet produced by Éditions Julien Wolff, photographs by Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, Rapho, Labophot, Photam and Puytorac. (100951)