A LIMED-OAK, LEATHER AND BRASS SILENT BUTLER, CIRCA 1940

Details

PAUL DUPRE-LAFON (1900-1971)
A Limed-Oak, Leather and Brass Silent Butler, circa 1940
executed by Hermès
54½ in. (138.5 cm.) high
stamped in gilt HERMÈS PARIS

Provenance

Galerie L'Arc en Seine, Paris.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

cf. T. Couvrat Desvergnes, Dupré-Lafour Décorateur des Millionaires, Paris, 1990, pp. 204-205.

The authenticity of this lot has been confirmed by the estate of Paul Dupré-Lafon. On the buyer's request a certificate of authenticity can be issued by the estate for a fee.

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