PAUL DUPRÉ-LAFON (1900-1971) Pair of modernist Gondole armchairs entirely upholstered in fawn buffalo leather. Legs also upholstered in fawn leather. Circa 1930. Used condition, restorations, non-original leather upholstery, feet not originally upholstered in leather. Height: 61cm - Length: 72cm - Depth: 80cm Please note: We would like to thank Laure Tinel Dupré-Lafon, the artist's successor, for confirming the authenticity of this work. A certificate from the successor in title will be given to the buyer, at his request and expense. Provenance: - Art déco - Estate of Madame Gautrat Delompré and various - Sale Mes Ader, Picard et Tajan, Hôtel Drouot, June 2, 1986. Our pair of chairs presented under catalog number 130 at this sale. - Galerie Couvrat Desvergnes. Works acquired at the previous sale. - Private collection, Neuilly-sur-Seine. Works acquired from Galerie Couvrat Desvergnes during the first exhibition devoted to Paul Dupré-Lafon, organized from April 29 to September 15, 1987. Bibliography: - Art et Industrie - May-June 1936. An identical model, with variant feet, is reproduced on page 5 in an article devoted entirely to the decorator. - Thierry Couvrat Desvergnes - Paul Dupré-Lafon, décorateur des millionnaires - Les Éditions de l'Amateur, Paris, 1990. One of our chairs reproduced on page 87, an identical model shown in an archive photograph reproduced on page 166, an identical model shown in a decorator's project reproduced on page 9, variants with overhanging glides reproduced on pages 114.