"Art Nouveau Sofa Bookcase By Gustave Serrurier Bovy"
Elegant clear mahogany sofa book case in the Art Nouveau style with brass handles, blue stripes velvet upholsterd seat and back .Stamped on the back "Serrurier Bovy Liège". Belgium, circa 1898.Good condition. Recent upholster. Seat width: 148cm, seat height: 37cm.
Gustave Serrurier Bovy (Liège 1858-1910), Belgian architect &designer, is one of the main representatives of Art Nouveau style in Belgium.Architect until 1888, he turned to the creation of furniture and became interested in the english Arts & Crafts. In 1894, he exhibited a study cabinet at the Salon de la Libre Esthetique in Brussels and met, then, an immediate success. From 1902, he turned to industrial aesthetics and will be considered as a precursor of the modern design.
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