73. PAUL DUPRÉ-LAFON (1900-1971) Éperon ashtray Circa 1940 Made for Hermès Signed 'HERMÈS-PARIS / 24. Fg St HONORÉ' and numbered '12 Full leather, saddle-stitched leather and nickel-plated metal H: 5 cm (2 in.); W: 13 cm (5.1/8 in.); D: 8 cm (3.1/8 in.) Provenance Collection of Mr and Mrs Arthur Lardillat, France Then by inheritance to the present owner Bibliography T. Couvrat-Desvergnes, Paul Dupré-Lafon, décorateur des millionnaires, Ed. de l'Amateur, Paris, 1990, p. 200, 201