A Carved Walnut Desk
A Carved Walnut Desk

DESIGNED BY MAURICE DUFRENE, CIRCA 1913

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A Carved Walnut Desk
Designed by Maurice Dufrene, circa 1913
Central shallow drawer flanked by two drawers, extending leaves on either side, gilt bronze shell form handles
29in. (75cm.) high; 51.1/8in. (130cm.) wide; 33in. (84.5cm.) deep
Provenance
Paul Watel.

Lot Essay

Cf: Alastair Duncan, op.cit., Woodbridge, 1996, p. 166 (Similar example illustrated at the Salon d'Automne, 1912)
See also: Peter Thornton, Authentic Decor. The Domestic Interior 1620-1920, London, 1993, p. 381, pl. 520

Dufrne's interior at the Salon was praised for its sense of discreet and elegant intimacy and was considered to be stylistically advanced.

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