PIERRE PAULIN (1927-2009) - EDWIGE AND ALAIN GHEERBRANDT COLLECTION Prototype with recessed tray top, produced around 1973 for the Programme bureaux de luxe, later implemented by Dassas. Large executive desk; the original mandarin lacquered metal profile structure. The ochre-lacquered melamine top accommodates the lateral locker, opening through a beige melamine trapdoor and framed by a wine-red lacquered metal profile. The tray for hanging files is made of slatted wood covered with beige melamine. Black leather grip. Circular chrome-plated metal foot glides. A chip on the melamine around the integrated tray. Height: 73 cm - Length: 160 cm - Depth: 80 cm Provenance : Edwige and Alain Gheerbrandt Collection, close relatives of the artist. Bibliography : Catherine Geel (dir.) - Pierre Paulin designer - Catalogue of the exhibition held at Grand-Hornu, Belgium, from March 9 to June 22, 2008, Éditions Archibooks + Sautereau/Grand-Hornu images, Paris/Hornu, 2008. Our desk can be compared with the exploded view of an executive desk referenced under number 383 in the book and reproduced on page 247.