36 - PAUL FOLLOT (1877–1942)

PAUL FOLLOT (1877–1942) Eve with the Apple and the Serpent, most likely a one-of-a-kind piece; our work was exhibited at the Salon d’Automne, Paris, 1920 An exceptional half-moon parlor cabinet made of Amboina burl veneer. The curved front features three solid doors, each highlighted by a framing frieze in ebony and mother-of-pearl marquetry; the central door features the title decoration in a cartouche also crafted from precious wood and mother-of-pearl marquetry, while the side doors have decorative marquetry cartouches. The four projecting legs feature scroll capitals embellished with geometric drop motifs executed in brass and ebony marquetry—each leg rests on a fluted olive-shaped base in silver-plated bronze. The stepped top is accented at its base by a frieze of geometric motifs in marquetry. The interior is entirely veneered in Macassar ebony; the sides are fitted with shelves, while the center features shelving units complete with drawers and a fold-out writing surface—the drawer pulls are hinged and made of gilded bronze. Two original bronze keys. Shows signs of use; the lock keyholes are missing. Height: 173 cm – Length: 150 cm – Depth: 46 cm Exhibition: 13th Salon d’Automne – Grand Palais, Paris, October 15–December 12, 1920. Our piece was exhibited at this event under no. 770. Bibliography: - *La Renaissance de l’art français et des industries de luxe* – No. 2, 1920. Our work is reproduced on page 56. - *Art et Décoration* – November 1920. Our work is reproduced on page 145. - Salon d’Automne – 13th Exhibition – Catalog of Works of Painting, Sculpture, Drawing, Engraving, Architecture, and Decorative Art on display at the Grand Palais on the Champs-Élysées from October 15 to December 12, 1920. Our work is described under number 770 on page 126. - Émile Sedeyn – Collection: French Art of the Last Twenty Years – Furniture – Éditions F. Riefer et Cie, Paris, 1921. Our work is reproduced on plate XV. - Encyclopedia of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in the 20th Century; Volume 1 – Office central d’éditions et de librairie, Paris, 1925. Our work is reproduced on plate XXXIV. - Léon Deshairs, with a preface by Fernand David – *L’Art décoratif 1918–1925* – Éditions Albert Lévy, Paris, circa 1930. Our work is reproduced on page 6. - Léopold Diego Sanchez – Paul Follot, a Parisian Decorative Artist – AAM Publishing, Brussels, 2020. Our work is reproduced (archival photograph) on page 179.