Vintage French Oak Desk, Compass Legs Attributed to René Gabriel, 1960

A beautiful French 1940s desk in oak with pull out extendable side leaves and double sided lockable centre drawer, supported on top and tailed U-shaped legs, finished with brushed ni...

Desk with shelf and drawers by René Gabriel, 1950 This desk is one of the last pieces designed by the greatest designer of the French Reconstruction: René Gabriel (1899-1950). René Gabriel (1899 - 1950) is a precursor of French industrial design. He was one of the first to create, as early as the 1930s, economical mass-produced furniture combining aestheticism, robustness and sobriety, a source of inspiration for a whole generation of future designers. A student at the Germain Pilon School and then at the National School of Decorative Arts, René Gabriel began as a domino maker by designing and producing his own wallpapers, and then made his mark as a decorative artist in most of the salons and international exhibitions of the inter-war period. In 1927, he began his research into the creation of mass-produced furniture and proposed a piece of furniture composed of juxtaposable and superposable elements. He studied an economical version that he presented in 1934 at the Salon des arts ménagers under the name of RG elements. Another major turning point came in 1944, when the Ministry of Reconstruction and Urban Planning commissioned him to create emergency furniture. A fervent advocate of furniture for all, René Gabriel designed numerous models for disaster victims by establishing close ties with industry. He also collaborated with Auguste Perret...

Beautiful Art Deco desk. Lockable center drawer and side cabinets. Cabinets have pull-out file compartments.

Fabulous American crafted walnut and oak desk attributed to Lou Hodges, designed in United States, circa 1970s. With its gracefully arched and cu...

Desk attributed to Silvio Cavatorta. Signs of time and a 'not perfect corner as pictured. Thank you

René Gabriel Patinated Oak Armoire France, 1940 This French oak armoire was designed by René Gabriel in the 1940s as part of a collection of emergency furniture created to furnish...