LOT DETAILS

Materials:

gilded metal, marble

Measurements:

27.95 in. (71.00 cm.) (height) by 82.68 in. (210.00 cm.) (width) by 18.90 in. (48.00 cm.) (width)

Literature:

Intérieurs Modernes et Anciens, Paris, 1952, p. 54 for a period image of the model in the apartment of the Comte de Elda, Madrid. B. Foucart and J.-L. Gaillemin, Les Décorateurs des Années 40, exh. cat., Ville de Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris, 1999, the present lot illustrated p. 189. Y. Badetz, Marc du Plantier, Paris, 2010, the present lot illustrated p. 153.

Provenance:

Bob and Didi Philippe, circa 1939, acquired from the designer. Galerie Yves Gastou, Paris, acquired from the above. Private Collection, U.K., acquired from the above by the present owner, circa 2001.