Modernist desk in mahogany-stained elm veneer and elm burl veneer..

1920s.

Height: 75 cm – Width: 90 cm – Depth: 55 cm

Bibliography and related works:

- Maurice Dufrène – Meubles du temps présent – Eugène Moreau Editions, Paris, 1930. Our work to be compared to the desk reproduced on plate 20.

- Francis Jourdain, Un parcours moderne 1876-1958 – Catalogue of the travelling exhibition organised at the Musée Toulouse-Lautrec, Albi (March 25 – June 4, 2000) ; at the Musée-bibliothèque Pierre André Benoît, Alès (June 24 – September 3) ; at the Musée d’Art et d’Histoire, Saint-Denis (September 22 – December 18 2000); and at the Musée d’Art et d’Industrie, Roubaix (January – April 2001), Paris, Somogy Editions, 2000. Our work to be compared to the desk reproduced on page 95.

- Francis Jourdain, mobilier – Galerie Doria Editions, Paris, 2005. Our work to be compared to the bedroom table reproduced on plate 5, as well as the desk reproduced on plate 22.