PAUL DUPRÉ-LAFON
DESK, c. 1935-1940
Modernist desk in rosewood and walnut veneer.
The rectangular top, subtly curved and bevelled, features a hinged Hermès Havana leather writing surface.
It rests on two pedestal bases, each with five stacked drawers fitted with sculpted ebony handles framed by tubular gilt brass.
A steel stretcher forming a footrest is embellished with a gilt-bronze cylinder.
An additional suspended compartment with a steel frame reveals pull-out trays lined in Havana leather with resin handles.
The rectangular top, subtly curved and bevelled, features a hinged Hermès Havana leather writing surface.
It rests on two pedestal bases, each with five stacked drawers fitted with sculpted ebony handles framed by tubular gilt brass.
A steel stretcher forming a footrest is embellished with a gilt-bronze cylinder.
An additional suspended compartment with a steel frame reveals pull-out trays lined in Havana leather with resin handles.
H 70 - W 143 - L 59 cm
H 27 1/2 - W 56 1/4 - L 23 1/4 in.
H 27 1/2 - W 56 1/4 - L 23 1/4 in.
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Provenance
This desk is coming with a certificate of authenticity by the estate of Paul Dupré-Lafon.Literature
'Art et décoration', 1946, n.4, p.7 for a similar modelThierry Couvrat Desvergnes, 'Dupré-Lafon, Décorateur des Millionaires', Paris, 1990, p 34 for a similar model