Paul FOLLOT (1877-1941) and Lucien RIGATEAU (collaborator) f - Lot 176

Paul FOLLOT (1877-1941) and Lucien RIGATEAU (collaborator) for Atelier POMONE (publisher) Bookcase in rosewood veneer, blackened pearwood and metal inlay with quadrangular body opening on the left and right with two slightly recessed solid doors onto an interior with oak shelves, and in the middle with four fixed recessed shelves. Recessed solid base with small offset. Doors and fronts adorned with a metal marquetry with a plant motif on the upper edge and a geometric motif on the door surrounds. Height: 135 cm. Width : 255 cm. Depth: 50 cm. (Rubbing, missing parts and accidents). Expert: A.M. Provenance: Parisian 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.