THE ARTISANS OF MAROLLES & LOIR-ET-CHER under the artist - Lot 166

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THE ARTISANS OF MAROLLES & LOIR-ET-CHER under the artist - Lot 166
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, which start square in cross-section and taper toward the base, are made of blackened wrought iron, joined by crossbars, and stabilized by V-shaped braces. Hot-stamped with “Marolles à l’éléphant.” Early 1960s. Length: 250 - Width: 100 cm. Cracks in the tabletop; small chips in one corner. Provenance: - acquired directly from the Marolles artisans 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 as number 36 in the catalog, 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, Dec. 8, 2019, lot 102 (top with honeycomb design)
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