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Lot 174W

JULES WABBES (1919-1974)
Important bureau Boomerang

2 October 2025, 14:00 CEST
Paris, Avenue Hoche

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JULES WABBES (1919-1974)

Important bureau Boomerang
Création en 1957
Édition Mobilier Universel
Signé 'WABBES' sur chaque poignée
Wengué, ébène de Macassar, conteplaqué peint et acier chromé
H: 76 cm. (29.7/8 in.); L: 230 cm. (90.1/2 in.); P: 93,2 cm. (35.3/4 in.)

An important signed 'Boomerang' desk in wenge, Macassar ebony, lacquered plywood and chrome-plated steel designed by Jules Wabbes in 1957 and edited by Mobilier Universel.

Footnotes

Historique
Le modèle a été exposé à la XI Triennale de Milan en 1957.

Bibliographie
M. Ferran-Wabbes, Jules Wabbes 1919-1974 : architecte d'intérieur, Ed. Dexia/La Renaissance du livre, Tournai/Bruxelles, 2002, p. 100, 105, 106, 107, 137, 159, 249, 250
Jules Wabbes. Furniture Designer, catalogue d'exposition, BOZAR, Bruxelles, 17 octobre 2012-13 janvier 2013, p. 15, 16, 36, 74, 75, 92-93, 102, 103, 170, 171

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