Jacques ADNET – Exceptional Art Deco “President” desk and its armchair – 1936

Dimensions: height: 79 cm x greatest frontal length in an arc: 200 cm x depth 100 cm
Mahogany frame structure, black shellac varnish, worktop with rounded cutout in black "Pierre de Verre" (or marmorite), from Saint-Gobain. It rests on two boxes with curved fronts inserting 2 x 4 side drawers and a central drawer, in oak and poplar. The drawer handles and keys are in chrome-plated bronze.
It comes with its rosewood armchair, with a black leatherette seat.

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Additional information:

ADNET, Jacques (1900-1984)
After training as an architect and decorator at the École nationale supérieure des Arts décoratifs, Jacques Adnet and his twin brother Jean began their careers in 1920 in the La Maîtrise studio run by Maurice Dufrêne at Galeries Lafayette. The two brothers worked closely together and exhibited in salons under the name "JJ Adnet," notably in 1925 at the International Exhibition of Decorative Arts, where their highly modern creations stood out.
The twins took different paths in 1928: Jean was appointed artistic director of Galeries Lafayette, while Jacques took over as director of the Compagnie des Arts Français, founded in 1919 by Louis Sue and André Mare. With a keen eye for contemporary industrial production, Jacques Adnet incorporated metal and glass, particularly smoked glass, into his furniture designs.
Among his most important achievements are the design of the Saint-Gobain pavilion at the 1937 International Exhibition, the office of the President of the French Republic at the Château de Rambouillet, and in 1952 the decoration of the ocean liner Ferdinand de Lesseps.
Documentation (simpler models):

. Furniture and Decoration, 1936;

. Furniture and Decoration / Furniture, Editions du Chêne, Paris, 1941 (page 58);

. Furniture and Decoration, 1951, no. 2 (page 33).