16 - André ARBUS (1903–1969)

André ARBUS (1903–1969) Chest of drawers, designed circa 1935, made of beige-painted wood with a quadrangular body and a low, curved band, featuring nine drawers at the front. Corner base with curved legs. Spherical pull knobs at the lock openings made of elephant ivory (Elephas maximus, Loxodonta africana, or Loxodonata cyclotis). (One leg is damaged; one pull knob needs to be reattached). H 66.5 cm - L 155 cm - D 47 cm Bibliography: Various authors, “Le Salon des artistes décorateurs,” Art & Industrie, May 1935; a similar model in parchment is reproduced on p. 24. Bernard Champigneulle, “André Arbus,” *Mobilier & Décoration*, March 1936, similar model reproduced on p. 100. Bernard Champigneulle, “Some Recent Creations by André Arbus,” *Mobilier & Décoration*, June 1937, similar model reproduced on p. 169. Various Authors, “Does the Shoemaker Always Go Barefoot? A Survey of Modern Interior Designers: Sets Designed for Themselves,” *Le Décor d’Aujourd’hui*, No. 30, March 1938, similar model reproduced on p. 25. Yvonne Brunhammer, André Arbus, Architect and Interior Designer of the 1940s, Éditions Norma, Paris, 1996, similar model in parchment reproduced on pp. 16 and 99. Bruno Foucart and Jean-Louis Gaillemin, Interior Designers of the 1940s, Éditions Norma, Paris, 1998, similar model reproduced on p. 76. Various Authors, Ensembles mobiliers 1939 - Volume 4, Bibliothèque de l’Image, Paris, 2005, similar model reproduced on plate 46. Experts: MARCILHAC Firm Ivory Expert: Mr. Pierre Grignon Dumoulin, court-appointed expert at the Amiens Court of Appeals, approved appraiser for works of art composed of materials derived from biodiversity. Specimen composed wholly or partly of ivory from proboscideans of the Elephantidae subfamily (Elephas maximus, Loxodonta africana, or Loxodonata cyclotis), listed in Appendix I/A of CITES/EU. In accordance with the regulatory provisions in force within the European Union (Regulation (EU) No. 2021/2280 of December 16, 2021), the item will be delivered to the purchaser along with its Intra-Community Certificate FR2603100344-K issued by the Clermont-Ferrand CITES Center on September 16, 2026, attached to the expert report prepared by Mr. Pierre Grignon Dumoulin, a court-appointed expert in works of art composed of materials derived from biodiversity and an approved agent. Export outside the EU is prohibited, except to state-run cultural institutions upon presentation of supporting documentation. If transported, the specimen must be accompanied by this expert report.