Guy de Rougemont, “Nuage” (cloud) coffee table

Guy de Rougemont (1935-2021)

"Nuage" (cloud) coffee table
Circa 1970

"Nuage" (cloud) coffee table with a shape evocative of a cumulus. Original Henri Samuel edition from the 1970s.
The purple smoky plexiglas structure is lined with a narrow brass band on the base. Another thicker band completes the gilded brass top.
This piece includes a lighting device: an electrical system in corporated in the base lights up the structure, thus altering the perception of its colour.

Height 46 cm (18 1/8 in) - Lenght 133 cm (52 3/8 in) - Width 99 cm (39 in)

Provenance :
- This coffee table comes from the family of the first owners. In this collection, there was also a painting from 1978, Paris, France.
- Purchased from the above by the gallery Chastel-Maréchal.

Literature :
- Archive photos of Henri Samuel's home, circa 1970
- View of a similar model preserved in the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris
- « Les Décorateurs des années 60-70 », Patrick Favardin & Guy Bloch-Champfort, Ed. Norma, p. 24, 152 et p. 290 - views of interiors of the time presenting similar models
- « Guy de Rougemont », Gay Gassman, Ed. Norma, Paris, 2024, p. 34, 120 et p. 146