AN IMPORTANT LOW TABLE, CIRCA 1935

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SERGE ROCHE (1898-1988)
AN IMPORTANT LOW TABLE, CIRCA 1935
executed by Gilbert Poillerat, scagliola, wrought-iron
19 ¾ in. (50.1 cm.) high, 39 ¼ in. (99.7 cm.) wide, 25 ¼ in. (64.1 cm.) deep

Provenance

Serge Roche, Paris;
Thence by descent;
Galerie Olivier Watelet, Paris.

Literature

B. Foucart, J.-L. Gaillemin, Les Décorateurs des Années 40, exhibition catalogue, Centre Culturel, Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris, 1998, p. 236 for a gouache rendering of the present table in the salon of 'Les Cases', the home of Serge Roche;
P. Mauriès, Serge Roche, exhibition catalogue, Galerie Chastel Maréchal, Paris, 2006, p. 130-131 for a view of the salon of 'Les Cases', featuring this table, p. 138 for another table of this model with a gilt base.

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Lot Essay

cf. F. Baudot, Gilbert Poillerat: maître ferronnier, Paris, 1992, p. 97 for another table of this model with a marble top.

The present table was designed in 1935 by Serge Roche for the living room of his house 'Les Cases' in Paris. Other versions of the table exist with a marble top or gilt-metal base. This table distinguishes itself through the exquisitely painted scagliola top.

Caption - The interior of the salon of 'Les Cases', the home of Serge Roche, circa 1937.

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