ANDRÉ MONPOIX (1925–1976) DESIGNER & TFM (THÉVENIN, FERT, AND MAYET) PUBLISHER – ESTABLISHMENT OF THE A.R.C. (RESEARCH AND CREATION WORKSHOP) AT MOBILIER NATIONAL
T.R. Program, designed in [1971] and launched in [1972] for the Ministry of Public Health and the interior design of the French Presidency’s SNCF railcar, inaugurated by Queen Elizabeth II
Round high table. The circular tabletop is veneered with its original white melamine; the edge is (re)lacquered in black. The four “Gouttière”-style legs are made of white-lacquered aluminum. Vintage piece from the 1970s. The edge has been repainted black; there are small chips in the melamine finish along the edge of the tabletop. H. 73.5 cm – D. 100 cm

Archives:
Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris – Variations in the form of coffee tables are shown in archival images from the Ministry of Public Health (1972) and from the interior design of the French Presidency’s SNCF railcar, inaugurated by Queen Elizabeth II (1972), held in this institution’s collections within the André Monpoix Collection, under the accession numbers ARCH-MON/1-49, 52, 71, 74–76, 80–84, 96–98, 138–141, 148, and 188/a.

Public collection and related work:
Mobilier National, Paris – A coffee table version is held in the collections of this institution under inventory number GMC 211/002.

Bibliography:
- *L’Œil* – No. 206–207, February–March 1972. Variations in the form of coffee tables are reproduced on pages 56 and 58, based on photographs from the Ministry of Public Health.
- “Le Wagon-Salon de la Reine” in *Jours de France* – 1972. Variations in the form of coffee tables are reproduced in this article devoted to the interior design of the SNCF railcar belonging to the Office of the President of the French Republic.
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Lot no. 313

ANDRÉ MONPOIX (1925–1976) DESIGNER & TFM (THÉVENIN, FERT, AND MAYET) PUBLISHER – ESTABLISHMENT OF THE A.R.C. (RESEARCH AND CREATION WORKSHOP) AT MOBILIER NATIONAL T.R. Program, designed in [1971] and launched in [1972] for the Ministry of Public Health and the interior design of the French Presidency’s SNCF railcar, inaugurated by Queen Elizabeth II Round high table. The circular tabletop is veneered with its original white melamine; the edge is (re)lacquered in black. The four “Gouttière”-style legs are made of white-lacquered aluminum. Vintage piece from the 1970s. The edge has been repainted black; there are small chips in the melamine finish along the edge of the tabletop. H. 73.5 cm – D. 100 cm Archives: Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris – Variations in the form of coffee tables are shown in archival images from the Ministry of Public Health (1972) and from the interior design of the French Presidency’s SNCF railcar, inaugurated by Queen Elizabeth II (1972), held in this institution’s collections within the André Monpoix Collection, under the accession numbers ARCH-MON/1-49, 52, 71, 74–76, 80–84, 96–98, 138–141, 148, and 188/a. Public collection and related work: Mobilier National, Paris – A coffee table version is held in the collections of this institution under inventory number GMC 211/002. Bibliography: - *L’Œil* – No. 206–207, February–March 1972. Variations in the form of coffee tables are reproduced on pages 56 and 58, based on photographs from the Ministry of Public Health. - “Le Wagon-Salon de la Reine” in *Jours de France* – 1972. Variations in the form of coffee tables are reproduced in this article devoted to the interior design of the SNCF railcar belonging to the Office of the President of the French Republic.

Estimate
€4,000 - €6,000
Buyer's premium
32%
ANDRÉ MONPOIX (1925–1976) DESIGNER & TFM (THÉVENIN, FERT, AND MAYET) PUBLISHER – ESTABLISHMENT OF THE A.R.C. (RESEARCH AND CREATION WORKSHOP) AT MOBILIER NATIONAL T.R. Program, designed in [1971] and launched in [1972] for the Ministry of Public Health and the interior design of the French Presidency’s SNCF railcar, inaugurated by Queen Elizabeth II Round high table. The circular tabletop is veneered with its original white melamine; the edge is (re)lacquered in black. The four “Gouttière”-style legs are made of white-lacquered aluminum. Vintage piece from the 1970s. The edge has been repainted black; there are small chips in the melamine finish along the edge of the tabletop. H. 73.5 cm – D. 100 cm Archives: Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris – Variations in the form of coffee tables are shown in archival images from the Ministry of Public Health (1972) and from the interior design of the French Presidency’s SNCF railcar, inaugurated by Queen Elizabeth II (1972), held in this institution’s collections within the André Monpoix Collection, under the accession numbers ARCH-MON/1-49, 52, 71, 74–76, 80–84, 96–98, 138–141, 148, and 188/a. Public collection and related work: Mobilier National, Paris – A coffee table version is held in the collections of this institution under inventory number GMC 211/002. Bibliography: - *L’Œil* – No. 206–207, February–March 1972. Variations in the form of coffee tables are reproduced on pages 56 and 58, based on photographs from the Ministry of Public Health. - “Le Wagon-Salon de la Reine” in *Jours de France* – 1972. Variations in the form of coffee tables are reproduced in this article devoted to the interior design of the SNCF railcar belonging to the Office of the President of the French Republic.
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