PAUL DUPRÉ-LAFON (1900-1971) - Lot 59

PAUL DUPRÉ-LAFON (1900-1971) Modernist lounge armchair with adjustable backrest, complete with toe and chaise longue. The sides and bases of the armchair and footstool are in black lacquered wood. The seats of the armchair and footstool, the backrest and armrests of the armchair upholstered in fawn leather. Nickel-plated metal racks and tilt adjustment bar on the back of the seat. Circa 1930. Used condition, restorations, non-original leather upholstery, nickel plating redone. Armchair: Height: 66cm - Length: + or - 73cm - Depth: + or - 112cm Toe: Height: 37cm - Length: 54cm - Depth: 54cm Important note: We would like to thank Laure Tinel Dupré-Lafon, the artist's successor, for confirming the authenticity of this work. A certificate from the successor in title will be given to the buyer, at his request and expense. Provenance: - Art Nouveau - Art déco - Sale by Me Boisgirard, Hôtel Drouot, October 22, 1986. Our seat and its foot presented under number 152 of the catalog at this sale. - Galerie Couvrat Desvergnes. Work acquired at the previous sale. - Private collection, Neuilly-sur-Seine. Acquired from Galerie Couvrat Desvergnes during the first exhibition devoted to Paul Dupré-Lafon, April 29-September 15, 1987. Bibliography: Thierry Couvrat Desvergnes - Paul Dupré-Lafon, décorateur des millionnaires - Les Éditions de l'Amateur, Paris, 1990. Our seat reproduced on pages 68 and 69, an identical armchair (without the foot end) featured in an archive photograph reproduced on page 94.