Je sais qu'on va me traiter de snob... mais ce serait l'idéal pour un dressing !

Paul Dupré-Lafon for Hermés - A Limed Oak and Red Leather Valet de Nuit, circa 1930

Lot No: 129. the central rectangular tray raised off a brass levered support - 138cm high, signed `Hermés Paris' - Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000

Footnote: Paul Dupre-Lafon was born in Marseille in 1900. After graduating from college as an architect and decorator, he designed his first piece of furniture in 1925 and in 1929 began his work with Hermès. It was to prove a very successful partnership, with a number of cleverly designed items produced that combined function with superb design detailing.
For a similar model see Thierry Couvrat Desvergnes `Paul Dupré-Lafon, Decorator to the Wealthy' Paris 1990 page 204.

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