PAUL DUPRÉ-LAFON
GAME TABLE , c. 1935
The 4 sheath-type corner feet have rounded external faces; the receptions are covered with a gilded brass shoe. Square top, with recessed bottom, housing a reversible tray, sheathed in original burgundy leather on one side and upholstered in felt on the other, framed by a gilded brass profile. Each corner of the waistband is fitted with an arched glass-holder pull, perforated in the center.
73 x 92 x 92 cm.
28 3/4 x 36 1/4 x 36 1/4 in.
28 3/4 x 36 1/4 x 36 1/4 in.
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Provenance
- Art Nouveau - Art déco - Sale Mes Couturier, Nicolay et Daussy, Boisgirard, Hôtel Drouot, November 24 1987. Our games table presented under catalog number 182 at this auction. - Galerie Couvrat Desvergnes. Work acquired at the previous sale. - Private collection, Neuilly-sur-Seine. Acquired from Galerie Couvrat Desvergnes following the first exhibition devoted to Paul Dupré-Lafon, held from April 29 to September 15, 1987.Literature
- Ensembles Mobiliers; volume 6 - Éditions d'Art Charles Moreau, Paris, 1943-1945. An identical model is reproduced on plate 13.- Thierry Couvrat Desvergnes - Paul Dupré-Lafon, décorateur des millionnaires - Les Éditions de l'Amateur, Paris, 1990. Our table reproduced on page 61, an identical model shown in archive photographs reproduced on pages 100, 122, 123 and 133; a detail reproduced on page 60.
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