Serge Roche, Console table

Serge Roche (1898-1988)

Console table
circa 1935

Console table with a molded top made of black-lacquered wood (non-original) resting on a belt veneered with patinated, beveled mirrors.
The leg base features a knee-shaped design veneered with the same beveled, patinated mirrors on the front.
The interior and exterior of these mounts are covered with a single slab of patinated mirror held in place by screws.
Two white stuccoed wooden lion’s paws form the ends of the legs.

Height 84 cm (33 1/8 in) - Length 125 cm (49 1/4 in) - Depth 40 cm (15 3/4 in)

Provenance :
- Private collection, France.

Literature :
- « Meubles et décors des années 40 », Anne Bony, Edition du Regard,
Paris, 2002, our model reproduced p. 77.
- « Serge Roche », Patrick Mauriès, éd. Galerie Chastel-Maréchal, 2006, mirrored console and table reproduced p. 79 et 107.
- « Les décorateurs des années 40 », B. Foucart & J-L Gaillemin, Edition Norma, Paris, 1998, our model reproduced p.
238.