PIERRE CHAPO (1927-1987) B07, the model created in [1965] and presented at the Salon des Arts Ménagers, Paris, 1966 Rare and important elm desk with suspended pedestal and return. The main part opens on the left with a series of six drawers, some organized as pigeonholes, and receives, under its right-hand part, a sliding suspended double-niche pedestal. This main body receives an extended return consisting of a free-form, tongue-mounted top with chamfered edge resting on a wide cylindrical foot. Circa 1960. Main part: H.64,5cm - W.226cm - D.52cm - Extension-return: H.74cm - W.148cm - D.80cm Also included is an early-edition S24 elm and leather chair by Pierre Chapo, in used condition. H.77cm - W.41cm - D.43cm Provenance: Succession X., Paris, architect. Bibliography: Hugues Magen - Pierre Chapo; A modern craftsman, un artisan moderne - Édition Magen H.Gallery, New York (USA), 2017. Our desk or a similar one featured in an archive photograph taken at the 1966 Salon des Arts Ménagers reproduced on pages 100-101; the drawing of our model reproduced in the nomenclature on page 242.