JACQUES ADNET (1900-1984) & LA COMPAGNIE DES ARTS FRANÇAIS - SUCCESSION X., PARIS VII Occasional desk in cherrywood veneer. The entablature, opening with two drawers on the front and highlighted by a projecting molding on the base, rests on four Gaine-type legs with brass sabotage. The drawer fronts are each framed by a projecting rush; the truncated-conical handles are in patinated bronze. The recessed top holds a leather desk blotter, with an iron Greek motif around the edge. Late 1940s-early 1950s. Used condition, significant alterations and stains to the leather blotter. Height :75 cm - Length :90 cm - Depth :60 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. Slight variation reproduced on page 33.