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A DESK SET, CIRCA 1940
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PAUL DUPRE-LAFON (1900-1971) AND HERMÈS, PARIS
A DESK SET, CIRCA 1940
Hermès red leather-clad surfaces with contrast stitching, nickeled metal, paper
comprising: a large writing pad, a blotter, a letter opener and a pair of scissors with case, a small clock with stand, and a double inkwell with pen tray and stand; together with a similar scissor case
27 ½ in. (69.8 cm.) wide, 18 ¾ in. (47.6 cm.) deep, the writing pad closed
the writing pad, scissor case, inkwell stand, and blotter marked Hermès - 24 Faubg Saint Honoré;
the clock stand marked Déposé
A DESK SET, CIRCA 1940
Hermès red leather-clad surfaces with contrast stitching, nickeled metal, paper
comprising: a large writing pad, a blotter, a letter opener and a pair of scissors with case, a small clock with stand, and a double inkwell with pen tray and stand; together with a similar scissor case
27 ½ in. (69.8 cm.) wide, 18 ¾ in. (47.6 cm.) deep, the writing pad closed
the writing pad, scissor case, inkwell stand, and blotter marked Hermès - 24 Faubg Saint Honoré;
the clock stand marked Déposé
Literature
See T. Couvrat Desvergnes, Paul Dupré-Lafon Décorateur des Millionnaires, Paris, 1990, pp. 200-201 for related desk sets produced in collaboration with Hermès.