Paul Dupré-Lafon, a Discreet But Coveted Decorator
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Unseen on the market since 1987, and kept out of sight in a Neuilly collection, a rare set of furniture by the "decorator/ensemblier" is set to go up for auction. Paul Dupré-Lafon (1900-1971), quarter-circle desk in black relacquered wood, fawn leather, mahogany veneer and renickelled metal, opening with three drawers, niches on the visitor's side, a drawer in the waistband and two trap doors with sliding shutters, one with removable pencil holder, c. 1930, 79 x 137 x 73 cm/ 2.59 x 4.49 x 2.39 ft.Estimate: €50,000/80,000 If there's one word that defines him, it's "discretion". A relative discretion, however, that in
