René GABRIEL (1890-1950), Buffet enfilade in stained oak, op - Lot 281

René GABRIEL (1890-1950), Buffet enfilade in stained oak, opening on the front with two leaves and centered with five drawers separated by crosspieces. It stands on four compass-type legs. Model "V150", designed in April 1944. Circa 1945. Total dimensions: 96x154x47cm. Missing inner trays. With two keys. Comment: The V150 sideboard was designed in April 1944 for the Service des Constructions provisoires (Secretary of State for Industrial Production), which was responsible for producing "reinstallation furniture". The model was displayed in 1946 in the provisional barracks of the Ministry of Reconstruction and Urban Planning. Bibliography: René Gabriel, Pierre Gencey, Norma, Paris, 2018.