Lot no. 292
LES ARTISANS DE MAROLLES & DE LOIR ET CHER under the artistic direction of Jean TOURET (1916-2004)
Adam and Eve.
Sideboard in blond oak worked in honeycomb pattern using an adze and a gouge, the wrought iron escutcheons decorated with Adam and Eve and a lion's head. It opens through four doors and a niche. Marolles stamped with an elephant.
Circa 1955.
H: 170 - W: 174 - D: 42 cm (minor wear)
Exhibition: Les Artisans de Marolles at the Château de Blois, 1958 an identical sideboard was exhibited and documented in a photographic report by Jean-François Doré.
Bibliography: Jean Touret, éditions de l'Amateur, 2022, page 204, similar model reproduced in figure 26
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Pictures credits: Contact organization
Modern and design furniture
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