
PAUL FOLLOT (1877-1941)
The model presented at the Salon des Artistes Décorateurs in 1914
Writing desk in moulded pear wood and burl elm veneer.
Circa 1914.
Height: 89 cm – Length: 96.5 cm – Depth: 48 cm.
Exhibition and related work:
10th Salon des Artistes Décorateurs – Paris, Pavillon de Marsan, Musée des Arts décoratifs, from February 28 to March 31, 1914. A similar model was presented at this event as part of a bedroom decoration for men by Paul Follot (no. 69).
Bibliography:
- Yvonne Brunhammer and Suzanne Tise – Les Artistes Décorateurs 1900-1942 – Flammarion Editions, Paris, 1990. A similar model reproduced on page 42, in a photograph of a bedroom decoration for men by Paul Follot, presented at the Salon des Artistes Décorateurs in 1914.
- Leopold Diego Sanchez – Paul Follot, un artiste décorateur parisien – AAM Editions, Bruxelles, 2020. An identical model, with slight variations in the inlays, is reproduced on page 195.
