JACQUES ADNET (1900-1984) & LA COMPAGNIE DES ARTS FRANÇAIS - SUCCESSION X., PARIS VII Large original black lacquered curved desk with two pedestals. Each pedestal, with a rounded interior corner on the visitor's side, opens with three drawers. An uninterrupted gilded wood rod runs along and emphasizes the cut-outs in the central interior. The ormolu handles of the low drawers are by Jacques Adnet. The bowl-shaped top is set with black painted glass. Two original keys. Late 1940s-early 1950s. Used condition, alterations and wear to the gilding of the projecting rushes. Height :76 cm - Length :182 cm - Depth :76 cm Provenance : Succession X., from an apartment in the 7th arrondissement of Paris largely furnished by Jacques Adnet and Maison Leleu. Bibliography : Mobilier et Décoration - N° 2 of March 1951. Identical model reproduced on page 33.