SÜE & MARE - LOUIS SÜE (1875-1968) & ANDRÉ MARE (1885-1932) - LA COMPAGNIE DES ARTS FRANÇAIS Buffet Exposition 1925, reference no. 416, model presented in the Fontaine Pavilion at the Exposition des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes, Paris, 1925 Sideboard in flamed mahogany veneer and mahogany. The curved front opens onto two full doors topped by two drawers. The jambs evoke double scrolled consoles with draped motifs in high relief. The lower belt is carved in the style of a cordelière. The Portor marble top is finished in the shape of a "bec de corbin". The scallop-shaped drawer handles and drapery-style key escutcheons are in gilded bronze by Établissements Fontaine, based on designs by Süe & Mare. Circa 1925. Condition of use, missing veneers, a crack on the left door, veneer grafts towards the pivot and on the lower part of the right door. Height: 96cm - Length: 184cm - Depth: 71cm Bibliography: - Mobilier et Décoration - January 1926. An identical model is reproduced on page 9. - Florence Camard - Süe et Mare et la Compagnie des Arts Français- Les Éditions de l'Amateur, Paris, 1993. Our piece of furniture reproduced on page 130, a variant reproduced on page 129 (Pavillon Fontaine photo archive), the model referenced and reproduced on page 284, the models of the sockets and keyways reproduced on page 252.