PAUL DUPRÉ-LAFON (1900-1971) Games table in black lacquered wood. The 4 Gaineaux-type corner legs have rounded external faces and brass receptions. The square entablature, with its recessed bottom, accommodates a reversible top, covered in burgundy leather on one side and upholstered in felt on the other, framed by a brass profile. Each corner of the waistband is fitted with an arched glass-holder pull, perforated in the center. Circa 1930. Used condition, a crack to one corner on the belt, restorations, non-original black lacquer, non-original leather and felt. Height: 73.5cm - Length: 92cm - Width: 92cm Please note: We would like to thank Laure Tinel Dupré-Lafon, the artist's successor, for confirming the authenticity of this work. A certificate from the successor in title will be given to the buyer, at his request and expense. Provenance: - Art Nouveau - Art déco - Sale Mes Couturier, Nicolay et Daussy, Boisgirard, Hôtel Drouot, November 24, 1987. Our games table presented under catalog no. 182 at this sale. - Galerie Couvrat Desvergnes. Work acquired at the previous sale. - Private collection, Neuilly-sur-Seine. Acquired from Galerie Couvrat Desvergnes following the first exhibition devoted to Paul Dupré-Lafon, held from April 29 to September 15, 1987. Bibliography: - Ensembles Mobiliers; volume 6 - Éditions d'Art Charles Moreau, Paris, 1943-1945. An identical model is reproduced on plate 13. - Thierry Couvrat Desvergnes - Paul Dupré-Lafon, décorateur des millionnaires - Les Éditions de l'Amateur, Paris, 1990. Our table, or an identical model, reproduced on page 61, an identical model shown in archive photographs reproduced on pages 100, 122, 123 and 133; a detail reproduced on page 60.