PAUL DUPRÉ-LAFON (1900-1971) Modernist armchair with variable tilt, in stained and varnished beech. Seat and backrest upholstered in beige Hermès fabric with brown leather piping. Tilt adjustment system on the back of the seat, consisting of a rack and a nickel-plated metal bar. Circa 1935 Height 85 cm - Length 95 cm - Width 68 cm A modernist armchair with adjustable backrest, in stained and varnished beech, Hermès canvas piped with leather, the rack and pinion in nickel-plated metal. 33 1/2 x 37 1/2 x 26 3/4 in. PROVENANCE : Collection of the artist, then in the family by descent BIBLIOGRAPHY : Thierry Couvrat Desvergnes, "Dupré-Lafon, décorateur des millionnaires", Éditions Richer & Éditions de l'amateur, Paris, 1990, p. 113