220. ANDRÉE PUTMAN (1925-2013) Important desk in ceruse oak with hemispherical top with central writing desk and drawer covered with bottle green leather and two swivel half-moon shelves in the belt. Two inclined boxes with three drawers with chrome and gray epoxy metal holds. 250 x 100 cm and height 72 cm. Limited edition Ecart International, circa 1986. Marks of use and stains. After the model commissioned by Jack Lang to Andrée Putman in 1984 for the design of the Ministry of Culture.

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