Wartime Furniture Draws Unusual Attention

Items on dispay at Maison Gerard were created during World War II, after the German occupation.
From The New York Times
French furniture from the first half of the 20th century — whether Art Deco or 1950s pieces — has never been so sought after.


That’s why examples are turning up in the “Important 20th-Century Design” sale on Sunday at the Wright auction house in Chicago, and in New York sales on Thursday at Phillips, de Pury & Company, on June 5 at Christie’s and on June 19 at Sotheby’s.
Nonetheless, Maison Gerard, a Greenwich Village gallery at 53 East 10th Street specializing in 20th-century French furniture, caused a stir last week when it opened an eclectic show of 35 French antiques from the 1940s.
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