Paul FOLLOT (1877-1941) and Lucien RIGATEAU (collaborator) f - Lot 175

Paul FOLLOT (1877-1941) and Lucien RIGATEAU (collaborator) for Atelier POMONE (publisher). Desk in rosewood veneer, blackened pearwood and metal marquetry with quadrangular body opening to two side pedestals with slightly recessed solid doors over an interior of mahogany shelves. Top covered in red morocco (stained and slightly damaged). Solid, recessed legs with a slight offset. Doors and fronts adorned with metal marquetry with plant motifs on the belt and geometrical motifs on the door frames. Height: 75 cm. Width: 170 cm. Depth: 80 cm. (Rubbing, missing parts and accidents). An armchair entirely upholstered in chocolate-colored leather (worn) with a truncated cone-shaped front base and saber-shaped back. Height: 90 cm. Width: 67 cm. Depth: 55 cm. Expert: A.M. Provenance: Paris apartment in the 8th arrondissement. History: A cabinet based on our library was presented by Paul Follot at the XIVth Salon de la Société des artistes décorateurs, held at the Grand Palais des Champs-Élysées in Paris from May 4 to July 1, 1923. Bibliography: - René Chavance, "Le XIVe Salon des artistes décorateurs", Art et Décoration, June 1923, p. 167, for a photograph of the working cabinet exhibited by Paul Follot at the XIVth Salon des artistes décorateurs, featuring a similar model. - André Fréchet, "L'Art décoratif moderne aux salons", Mobilier & Décoration, April-May 1923, p. 10, for a photograph of the working cabinet exhibited by Paul Follot at the XIVth Salon des artistes décorateurs, featuring a similar model. - Au Bon Marché, Maison A. Boucicaut. Paris: Tapis, ameublements, décoration, styles anciens, art moderne, catalog commercial, Paris, 1923, engraving showing a similar model (n.p.). - Gaston Quénioux, Les arts décoratifs modernes. France, Librairie Larousse, Paris, 1925, p. 139, for a photograph of the cabinet de travail exhibited by Paul Follot at the XIVth Salon des artistes décorateurs, showing a similar model. - Léopold Diego Sanchez, Paul Follot, un artiste décorateur parisien, AAM éditions, Brussels, 2020, p. 202-203, for several pieces of furniture with decor similar to our model.