ANDRÉ ARBUS (1903-1969) Sycamore and stained sycamore veneer chest of drawers, opening to two central doors adorned with a chased bronze medallion depicting Adam and Eve, revealing three drawers, and two lateral rows of three small drawers, curved console corner legs and rounded overhanging belt. Circa 1940 (Veneers missing, legs reglued, stains) Height 90 cm - Length 173 cm - Depth 52 cm A chest of drawers in sycamore, tinted sycamore veneer and chiselled bronze. (Veneer's skips, feet glued back on, stains). 35 3/8 x 68 1/8 x 20 1/2 in. PROVENANCE : Private collection, Paris

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