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Lot 92
  • 92

Robert Mallet-Stevens

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Robert Mallet-Stevens
  • Box
  • impressed DESNY PARIS MADE IN FRANCE DEPOSE
  • nickel-plated brass

Provenance

Acquired from Galerie Felix Marcilhac, Paris, by the present owner, 1999

Literature

Alastair Duncan and Audrey Friedman, "La Maison Desny," The Journal of Decorative and Propaganda Arts 1875-1945, Summer 1988, p. 88
Alastair Duncan, Art Deco Complete, London, 2009, p. 283 (for a related example)

Condition

Overall very good condition. With some light surface dirt and very light surface discoloration to the interior. A very good example of this architecturally-inspired design.
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