Lot: 2153
Paris, France.
Circa 1935.
Rene Coulon (1882-1974) and Jacques Adnet (1900-1984) black tempered glass and clear, uncolored glass table. The round table top black, engraved SECURIT. The tripodal legs of flat clear, uncolored glass and each touching a chromed brass circle. Chromed brass rim to table edge and to feet.
SECURIT to glass table top.
Approximate dimensions: 16 7/8 high x 12 1/2 inches diameter..
Property From a San Francisco Apartment designed by Steven Volpe. Invoice 6092, November 20, 2001.
Illustrated, Saeks, Diane Dorrans: San Francisco Style, p. 38, and noted as by Adnet alone in text.
Condition: A few small nicks to the top, light surface scratches. Patina to the brass.
Adnet and Coulon may have designed this for the Pavillion Saint-Gobains for the Paris Exposition of 1937. The entire pavillion was made of glass and included glass furniture.
Auction Date: December 6, 2019