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THE ARTISANS OF MAROLLES & LOIR-ET-CHER under the artistic d…
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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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Description
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 craftsmen of Marolles 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:
- Pousse-Cornet auction, Hôtel des ventes de Blois, 8 Dec. 2019, lot 102 (top with honeycomb finish)
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About the sale
20TH-CENTURY DECORATIVE ARTS AND MODERN PAINTINGS, including the former collection of Charles Zalber, owner of the Lucie Weill & Seligmann gallery in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris.
Auction location
Auction time
10/31/2026 at 1:00 PM
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