French work, c.1988

H 149.5 x W 88 x D 50 cm

Pear veneer, black lacquered metal and chrome-plated metal

Very good condition

Seven pearwood veneer drawers, whose vertical chrome-plated metal handles, aligned from one drawer to the next, form a single line along the entire height. The cabinet rests on a cross base, held between four black lacquered metal spindles finished in chrome.

Interior architect Michel Boyer (1935-2011) designed the Rothschild bank in Paris, then the French embassies in Washington and Brasília. He designed the furniture for his projects and distributed it himself through the Galerie Rouve. Pear wood is juxtaposed with chrome or lacquered metal: this contrast between light wood and metal runs throughout his work.

Model “Victoire”, produced by Rouve around 1988. Each drawer opens across the entire width of the cabinet, and the spindles, detached from the sides, allow the piece of furniture to be read from the side as well as from the front.