PIERRE LEGRAIN (1889-1929)

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Rare rectangular glove box with double-hinged lid in elm burr veneer, entirely clad in a marquetry of polychrome blue and pink shagreen with a geometric décor, and bordered with a frieze in python and lizard skin. Keyhole and key head are in

ivorine.

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Period: Circa 1920

Dimensions: W. 27 cm x H. 10 cm x D. 9,5 cm - H 10.63 in × W 3.94 in × D 3.74 in

Material: Burl elm, shagreen, python, lizard, ivorine

Provenance: Collection Privée Enghien-les-Bains; Collection Laurent Guelfucci.

Bibliography: Laurence Salmon, ‘Pierre Legrain, reliures, meubles et cadres’, Paris, 2019, p. 222

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