Maurice Dufrêne Low Table

Classic French Art Deco low round side/end/coffee table by Maurice Dufrene, circa 1925, in mahogany, burled mahogany and burled amboyna with marble top. Measures: 30” diameter x ...

Classic French Art Deco sculpted wood table lamp by Maurice Dufrene, circa 1925. 17” high. .

French Forties Art Deco low table by Rene Prou in bronze with original white glass top. Measures: 32” wide x 18” deep x 18” high. René Prou (1889-1948) A decorator as well as furniture designer, Rene Prou was born in Nantes and educated in Paris. He studied at the Ecole Bernard-Palissy in Paris and shortly thereafter joined the design house, Gouffé. By 1912 he had become their chief designer and was being called the first decorator of the modern taste (gout moderne). His varied design career included: 1922 oceanliner Paris 1922 – Paris to Deauville train (aka Train Bleu) 1923 – showed at the Salon des Artistes Decorateurs 1924 oceanliner de Grasse 1925 – with Eric Bagge...

French Early Classic Art Deco cabinet/vitrine by Maurice Dufrene, circa 1912, in gilt sculpted wood . This cabinet is pictured in Dufrène's own Hôtel Parrticulier (private residence), at 22, rue Bayard in Paris, taken in 1918 (see photo below). The lemonwood version of this cabinet was exhibited at the Salon d’Automne in 1912 and is now on permanent display at the Musee d’Orsay in Paris (see photo below). This cabinet is in original condition and a scan of the original drawing is shown here. Maurice Dufrêne (1876 - 1955) One of the premiere French designers of the 20th Century, Maurice Dufrene was born in Paris in 1876. He was educated at Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Decoratifs in Paris. By 1899, at the age of just 23, he became the director and manager of La Maison Moderne. This shop represented an association of artists who were working together to create designs which could be produced in multiples. Dufrene's work was first shown at salons in 1902 and from 1903 he regularly exhibited at Salon d'Automne and Salons of Societe Nationale des Beaux-Arts. At the 1925 Paris Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes (which would later give the movement "Art Deco" its name), Dufrene's designs included luxury boutiques, the living room of Une Ambassade Francaise pavilion, the music salon...

Classic French Art Deco swooping round-backed club/arm/relaxing chair by Maurice Dufrene, circa 1925. 25” wide x 29” deep x 32” high. MAURICE DUFRENE (1876 - 1955) One of the ...

Classic French Art Deco small table lamp in sculpted gilt bronze, circa 1920, by Maurice Dufrene. 6” high.

Art Deco Maurice Dufrene modernist coffee table with nickel metal legs and glass top designed by Max Ingrand. Made in France. Circa: 1930.

This beautiful 1930s Art Deco center table gueridon attributed to Maurice Dufrène imparts a cosy, glowing mood to any room. The warm parchment on the two-tier table tops remains look...

Low coffee table by Faina Design: Victoriya Yakusha Materials: Ash in natural or black color Dimensions: D 58 x H 35 cm Like strong sunflower stems, SONIAH tables are fed with ...

Low coffee table by Faina Design: Victoriya Yakusha Materials: Ash in natural or black color Dimensions: D 58 x H 35 cm Like strong sunflower stems, SONIAH tables are fed with ...

A graceful French Art Deco centre table with exquisite parquetry zebrawood detail attributed to Maurice Dufrène. The top square shelf floats above a clover shaped lower shelf, both r...

French 1930s sycamore game table with an ebonized apron and scalloped top edge and supported on slight cabriole form legs. (attributed to MAURICE DUFRENE)