P.-D.G. Desk

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Designer Maurice Calka(French, born Poland, 1921–1999)French, born Poland, 1921–1999

CommissionerCommissioned by Leleu-Deshays LDD(French, active 1924–1973)French, active 1924–1973

CultureFrench

Titles

P.-D.G. Desk

Datec. 1969

Made inParis, France

MediumFiberglass, upholstery, and metal

DimensionsOverall: 30 × 86 1/2 × 67 in. (76.2 × 219.7 × 170.2 cm)

Credit LineGift of an anonymous donor

Object number2014.966

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Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Object Type

FURNITURE

Provenance[Purchased from Leleu-Deshays, 1971]; Private collection; By inheritence to a Private Collection; [Sotheby's London, Sale L09824, "Fine 20th Century Design," 28 April, 2009, Lot 68]; Michael Jesselson, New York; given to MFAH, 2014.
Published References Andrea Dinoto, Art Plastique: Design for Living, Paris, 1987, pp. 166-167, 203 Decelle, Hennebert, Loze, L'utopie tout Plastique 1960-1973, Brussels, 1994, p. 79 Pierre Kjellberg, Le Mobilier du XXe Siècle, Dictionnaire des Créateurs, Paris, 1994, p. 110 Viviane Jutheau, Jules et André Leleu, Neuchâtel, 1996, p. 165 Leleu, 50 ans de mobilier et de décoration 1920-1970, exhibition catalogue, Paris, 2007, p.18

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