Denise GATARD (1908 - 1991) and Maurice PRE (1907 - 1988) Work from the 1950s Low table Structure on four legs curved at the bottom and joined by an X-shaped brace adorned with a ball. The whole supports a top decorated with metallic glazed ceramic tiles. H. 44 cm - W. 77 cm - D. 47 cm Fine chips and scratches on the top This elegant coffee table is the result of work by Maurice PRE for the base and Denise GATARD for the top, composed of forty-five metallic-glazed ceramic tiles. Bibliography: Patrick FAVARDIN, Les Décorateurs des années 50, Paris, Norma, 2002, model shown p. 142

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