MATHIEU MATÉGOT (1910-2001) - Lot 311

MATHIEU MATÉGOT (1910-2001) "Unique piece, specially designed and created for the artist's decoration of the attic of Dr Claoué's duplex apartment, Paris, 1961". Cherry-veneered single pedestal desk; the top is asymmetrical, the pedestal opening with three drawers. The four-legged tubular brass base is square in cross-section and originally sheathed in black leather with saddle-stitching; the recessed square receptions are not originally sheathed. The H-shaped spacer at the sides, also originally upholstered in black leather with saddle-stitching; the central bar, also square in cross-section and not originally upholstered in leather. Square-section tubular brass supports under the top, originally sheathed in black leather with saddle-stitching. Original brass drawer handles. H. 74 cm - W. 160 cm - D. 96 cm Used condition, marks and stains on the top, accidents, missing parts and tears on the leather parts. Provenance and history : Succession Claoué, Paris. In 1956, Mathieu Matégot decorated Dr. Claoué's clinic with furniture made, in part, of lacquered or perforated metal. Included in this ensemble was a large desk with a base sheathed in black saddle-stitched leather and a large clear glass slab top. In 1961, five years after the construction of his clinic, Dr Claoué naturally commissioned the decorator to arrange and decorate the attic rooms above his Paris apartment, where our desk was installed. Bibliography : Patrick Favardin - Mathieu Matégot - Éditions Galerie Matthieu Richard & Éditions Norma, Paris, 2014. Our office, situated in the attic, featured in an archive photograph reproduced on page 285. Expert : Emmanuel Eyraud