Lot 23: PAUL HANKAR

Tabouret, from the American Bar and Grill-Room, Grand Hôtel, Brussels

28 1/2 in. (72.5 cm.) high

Oak, leather, brass.

1897

François Loyer and Paul Hankar, La Naissance de l’Art Nouveau, Brussels, 1986, p. 169; Werner Adriaenssens, Lieven Daenens and François Loyer, Paul Hankar, architecte d’intérieur, Brussels, 2005, pp. 24 and 33

American Bar and Grill-Room, Grand Hôtel, Brussels, Belgium

The Grand Hôtel was one of the most modern and prestigious hotels in Brussels. Its restaurant was known as one of the best in the city. In 1897, directly after the international exhibition, the owners commissioned the well-known Art Nouveau architect Paul Hankar to renew the interior design of the American Bar and Grill Room, which opened its doors in 1898.
Phillips de Pury & Company would like to thank Professor Werner Adriaenssens for his assistance in cataloguing this lot.