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314 - ANDRE MONPOIX (1925–1976) DESIGNER & TFM (THEVENIN, FERT AND…
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Estimate €2,000 - €3,000
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ANDRE MONPOIX (1925–1976) DESIGNER & TFM (THEVENIN, FERT AND MAYET) PUBLISHER PROJECT BY THE A.R.C. (RESEARCH AND CREATION WORKSHOP) OF THE MOBILIER NATIONAL T.R. programme, designed in [1971] and launched in [1972] for the Ministry of Public Health and the fitting-out of the French Presidency’s SNCF carriage, inaugurated by Queen Elizabeth II Round coffee table. The circular top is veneered with its original white melamine; the edge is lacquered black. The four ‘Gouttière’-style legs are made of white-lacquered aluminium. Early 1970s edition. A cigarette burn on the top. H. 33 cm D. 86 cm Archives: Musée des Arts décoratifs, Paris Identical models reproduced in archive images from the Ministry of Public Health (1972) and from the interior design of the French Presidency’s SNCF carriage, inaugurated by Queen Elizabeth II (1972), held in this institution’s collections within the André Monpoix Collection, under the reference numbers ARCH-MON/1-49, 52, 71, 74–76, 80–84, 96–98, 138–141, 148 and 188/a. Public collection and related work: Mobilier National, Paris An identical model is held in the collections of this institution under inventory number GMC 211/002. Bibliography: - *L’Œil* Nos. 206–207, February–March 1972. Identical models are reproduced on pages 56 and 58, based on photographs from the Ministry of Public Health. - ‘Le Wagon-Salon de la Reine’ in *Jours de France* 1972. Identical models are reproduced in this article devoted to the interior design of the French Presidency’s SNCF carriage.
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About the sale 20th-Century Art – Auction at 11.00 and 14.00
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Auction time 10/23/2026 at 11:00 AM
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