De coene, 'pick-up' art deco furniture, sycamore maple, porcelain of

"Pick-up" furniture made by the Belgian company De Coene Frères in the 1940s-1950s. Its origin has been confirmed by Noël Hosten, a specialist and head of the archives at De Coene Frères. The furniture is made of sycamore maple veneer, resting on four tapered legs, with decorative elements in brass. The front features three decorative panels in Limoges porcelain (stamped), with hand-painted designs representing modern figurative compositions, blending abstraction, surrealism, and fantastic scenes. One of the panels bears the full signature of an artist yet to be identified, partially concealed by the sagging of the panel within its frame. The other two panels have marks or monograms to be identified. The upper top, functioning as a lid, conceals a compartment for a turntable. The original turntable was replaced in the late 1960s with a Lenco L75 model (see photographs). The left door conceals a sliding shelf, while the right door opens to a storage space equipped with individually adjustable shelves. This is an Art Deco cabinet, in the spirit of creations by Jules Leleu, Jean Pascaud, Jacques-Émile Ruhlmann... The furniture has been fully restored and is in very good condition.