PAUL DUPRÉ-LAFON (1900-1971) Modernist, occasional and wall-mounted desk in brown-stained and ceruse-stained oak. The front legs are trapezoidal, each with a recess at the top and a recess at the bottom. The central rear leg forms an L-shape, with a nickel-plated metal tube running through the footrest. The entablature features a black opaline top with relief reverse. Height: 73 cm - Length: 75 cm - Depth: 50 cm Provenance : Private collection, Paris. Bibliography : - Plaisir de France - June 1938 issue. An identical model is reproduced on page 18. - Thierry Couvrat Desvergnes - Paul Dupré-Lafon, décorateur des millionnaires - Les Éditions de l'Amateur, Paris, 1990. Identical models reproduced on pages 91 and 104.