Lot Essay
cf. B. Foucart and J.L. Gaillemin, Les Décorateurs des Années 40, Paris, 1998, p. 72 for another example of this desk.
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AN OAK, LEATHER AND GILT-BRONZE DESK AND CHAIR, CIRCA 1950
Details
JACQUES ADNET (1900-1984)
An Oak, Leather and Gilt-Bronze Desk and Chair, circa 1950
the chair with wicker seat and back
desk: 29½ in. (75 cm.) high, 50½ in. (128.2 cm.) wide, 32 in. (81.2 cm.) deep; chair: 34½ in. (87.1 cm.) high (2)
An Oak, Leather and Gilt-Bronze Desk and Chair, circa 1950
the chair with wicker seat and back
desk: 29½ in. (75 cm.) high, 50½ in. (128.2 cm.) wide, 32 in. (81.2 cm.) deep; chair: 34½ in. (87.1 cm.) high (2)
Provenance
desk: with Galerie Yves Gastou, Paris.
chair: with Alan Moss, New York.
chair: with Alan Moss, New York.
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