Maurice JALLOT (1900-1971) Léon DRIVIER (1878-1951) - Lot 301

Maurice JALLOT (1900-1971) Léon DRIVIER (1878-1951) Mahogany-style varnished wood storage cabinet with a quadrangular body and rounded corners, opening with two full doors on the front, underlined at the top and bottom by a wooden strip, over an interior with shelves surrounding three central drawers. Central gilded bronze applique medallion featuring "Adam and Eve", low belt with central gilded bronze applique decoration featuring a star in a circular medallion. Signed on the bronze Adam Ève. Height: 130 cm W : 181 cm D : 50 cm Bibliography Paul Sentenac, "Jallot ou l'amenité de l'Art dans le Confort", Mobilier Décoration, Paris, July 1948, furniture of similar form and identical keyhole referenced and reproduced on p. 14. Note: a similar piece is published on p. 129 of "Les Décorateurs des Années 40" by Bruno Foucart and Jean-Louis Gaillemin. Appraised by Amélie Marcilhac