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JEAN PASCAUD (1903-1996) Wardrobe with two curved...

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JEAN PASCAUD (1903-1996) Wardrobe with two curved doors and shagreen-covered side panels with ormolu keyhole and circular socket featuring stylized female bas-relief decoration. Rosewood veneer structure, top and wide-plinth cut-out legs. Interior with sycamore veneer shelves. 105cm x 40cm and height 164cm. Circa 1945, to be compared with a set of furniture commissioned by the wife of actor Jules Berry to furnish their Paris apartment at the same time. Marks of use, significant sagging at a corner in the upper part and missing glaze. Bibliography: Pierre Kjellberg, "Le mobilier du XXème siècle dictionnaire des créateurs", éditions de l'Amateur, Paris, 1994, furniture reproduced on page 472 with the mention "collection Félix Marcilhac".