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THE ARTISANS OF MAROLLES & LOIR-ET-CHER under the artistic d…
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Estimate €5,000 - €8,000
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THE ARTISANS OF MAROLLES & LOIR-ET-CHER under the artistic direction of Jean TOURET (1916–2004): Dining table with a rectangular oak top; the legs, square in cross-section and tapering towards the base, are made of blackened wrought iron, joined by crossbars and secured by V-shaped stabilisers. Hot-stamped with ‘Marolles à l’éléphant’. Early 1960s. Length: 250 – Width: 100 cm. Cracks in the top, small chips in one corner. Provenance: - acquired directly from the Marolles craftsmen by Mr C. (Chouzy-sur-Cisse) - passed down through the family to the current owner Bibliography: - Anne Bony, Axelle Corty, François Touret, Jean Touret – Jean Touret – Les Éditions de l’Amateur, Paris, 2022. An identical model (or a variant in dimensions) listed under catalogue number 36, reproduced on pages 60 and 206. Webography: jeantouret.fr - An identical model without the honeycomb pattern (or a variant in dimensions) exhibited at the Château de Blois in 1958, reproduced on the artist’s official website in the ‘Mobilier de Marolles’ section (no. 6/42) For a model similar in size to this one: - Pousse-Cornet auction, Blois Auction House, 8 Dec. 2019, lot 102 (tray with honeycomb finish)
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About the sale 20TH-CENTURY DECORATIVE ARTS AND MODERN PAINTINGS
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Auction time 10/31/2026 at 10:00 AM
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