René Coulon, Pedestal table

René Coulon (1908-1997)

Pedestal table
circa 1937

A tripod side table made of glass and wood. The three curved glass blades rest on a circular wooden base and are secured around a triangular plinth, also made of wood. A circular glass top rests on these bladesand is held in place by the same system of triangular wooden joints. The screws are visible.

Height 64 cm (25 1⁄4 in) - Diameter 45 cm (17 3/4 in)

Provenance :
- Collection Mario and Julia Zoutis - a significant collection of 20th-century decora- tive arts, primarily Art Nouveau and Art Deco, including works by Eugène Printz, Jacques- Emile Ruhlmann, Jean Dunand, Jacques Adnet and Emile Gallé.
- Purchased directly from the above by the Chastel-Maréchal gallery.

Literature :
- « Jacques Adnet », Alain-René Harrdy, Gaelle Millet, éd. de l’Amateur, Paris, 2009, similar model reproduced pp. 78-79.
- « Les styles des années 30 à 50 », Yvonne Brunhammer, Guillemette Delaporte, éd. de l’Illustration - Baschet & Cie, Paris, 1987, similar model reproduced p. 43.
- « Le mobilier français, 1930-1960 », Yvonne Brunhammer, éd. Massin, Paris, 1997, similar model reproduced p. 83.