MAX INGRAND (1908-1969) FOR ELSIE DE WOLFE

A MIRRORED VERRE EGLOMISÉ FALL-FRONT SECRETARY, CIRCA 1929

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MAX INGRAND (1908-1969) FOR ELSIE DE WOLFE
A Mirrored Verre Eglomisé Fall-Front Secretary, circa 1929
three drawers, fall-front opening to reveal a fitted sycamore interior
43¼ in. (109.8 cm.) high, 18 in. (45.7 cm.) wide, 10 in. (25.4 cm.) deep

Literature

P. Sparke, Elsie de Wolfe The Birth of Modern Interior Decoration, New York, 2005, p. 259.

J.S. Smith, Elsie de Wolfe: A Life in the High Style, New York, 1982, p. 13.

Lot Essay

Elsie de Wolfe, the legendary arbiter of taste and design, commissioned Max Ingrand to create this piece for the fantasy boudoir bathroom of her Paris apartment at 10 Avenue d'Iéna. Doubling as a sitting room, this luxe bathroon was where de Wolfe hosted her closest friends for cocktails.

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