Marc Du Plantier, console
Marc Du Plantier (1901-1975)
Important console
Circa 1957
Important gilded patina iron console table with an Arabescato marble top.
The "U-shaped" gilded patina iron blades make the base of this piece.
A white marble top with its light grey grains is set in this structure.
This top is not completely at the same level of the top, rather, it is slightly withdrawn whichi accentuates the radical aspect of the piece.
A cylindrical strut on each side.
Height 75 cm (29 1⁄2 in) - Lenght 182 cm (71 3⁄4 in) - Depth 52 cm (20 1⁄2 in)
Provenance:
- Collection of Ms. C., purchased in 2005 from a famous antic dealer of the left bank, Paris. This latter purchased the console from the family of the first owners.
- Galerie Chastel-Maréchal from the above.
Litterature:
- "Marc du Plantier", Yves Badetz, éd. Norma, Paris, 2010, p. 81 for a similar model ; p. 99 for a comparable model ; p. 279 our console illustrated
- "Décor d’Aujourd’hui", N° 75, 1952 for the comparable console at Marc du Plantier’s
- "Mobilier & Décoration", pp. 262-263
