A French five-piece salon set comprising four gilt wood armchairs and a sofa with embroidered upholstery, Sormani, Paris, first third 20th C.

H 104 - L 160 - D 65 cm (the sofa)

H 103 - L 70 - D 60 cm (the armchairs)

The set with a 'Sormani Ameublements Paris 134 Bould Hausmann label'. In 1914, Paul-Charles Sormani (1848-1926) joined forces with Thiebault Frères to create a store at 134, Boulevard Haussmann in Paris. The House Thiebault-Sormani, will exhibit in particular furniture at the International Exhibition of Decorative Arts and Industrial Modern, in Paris, in 1925. This store, which produced high quality pieces in the Louis XV and Louis XVI style, lasted until 1934. 

Condition: (UV-checked)

- The set in general in very good condition, with minor superficial wear and traces of use (see additional pictures).

- The gilt decoration with negligible traces of use.

- Stable.

- The upholstery with some damage and some restorations, especially in the medallions (see additional pictures).