DIM (DÉCORATION INTÉRIEURE MODERNE) | Coffee Table

Macklowe Gallery, New York

"Les Créations DIM," Mobilier et Décoration, January 1927, no. 2, p. 3
"Une démonstration d'arte moderne: DIM décore chez DIM," Mobilier et Décoration, January 1929, no. 1, p. 6
"Décorations et ameublements du paquebot 'Atlantique,'" Mobilier et Décoration, October 1931, no. 10, p. 442 (for a period photograph showing the model used on the ocean liner SS L'Atlantique, circa 1931)

Overall good condition consistent with age and use. The top surface presents with scattered minor surface scuffs and scratches, discolorations, gentle fading and a darker circular mark to the center which measures approximately 7 1/2 inch (19 cm) and is likely where an object obscured the area from sunlight. The outer trim of the upper and lower surfaces present with scattered staining and lifting of the veneer which appears stable. A good example of French modernism.
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