"Tray - Mahogany - Maurice Dufrêne - C. 1900."
Naturalist serving tray presenting an animated frame forming holds and executed in bronze. Oval top with a mirror on a mahogany background. Model created by the famous decorator designer Maurice Dufrène for “La maison moderne”. Art Nouveau period. Bibliography: The Paris Salons. 1895-1914. Volume V: Art Objects & Metalware - Alastair Duncan, Antique Collectors' Club editions, 1999. Identical model, with a variation on the central tray, reproduced on page 230.