A large and rare rosewood veneered bookcase secretaire by René Drouet (1899 - 1983)
A large and rare rosewood veneered bookcase secretaire by René Drouet (1899 - 1983)
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With drop-down front and two leather panels enclosing a fitted interior. Two doors with conforming leather panels enclose door-mounted shelves. All flanked by bookshelves, with brass sabot feet.
France, c. 1950
Provenance: René Drouet's private collection and the Drouet family by descent.
Bibliography: Mobilier et Décoration, May 1950, similar model reproduced on p. 45
After graduating from the Boulle School, Rene Drouet was apprenticed to Maurice Dufrene, who was a senior designer at Galeries Lafayette in Paris. In 1929 he joined the studio of Jean Domin.
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