A French Art Deco desk attributed to Maurice Dufrêne. This exceptional desk has the characteristics of his work, including the brass mounts and handles, the use of several woods, including mahogany, oak and rosewood and a fine tulipwood and ebony inlay surround. The desk retains its original tooled brown leather inset top. In the right hand drawer, a carved oak pen tray and lockable compartment. The four quality locks, operated by the same key. To the front of the desk three drawers with brass handles and mounts and to the other side brass handles and mounts for decorative purposes, allowing the desk to face into a room. Maurice Dufrêne was born in Paris in 1876. He gained a position as a manager and furniture designer at La Maison Moderne of Julius Meier-Grafe, whose showrooms displayed rooms decorated in the Art Nouveau style. From 1903 Dufrêne exhibited regularly at the Salon d’Automne and the Salons of Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts. In 1904 he was one of the founding member...