The present sideboard was a unique commission for Mr and Mrs R.'s Parisian interior, designed by the French decorator Jean-René Prou. Prompted by Prou's distinctly elegant flair, acclaimed French designer Gilbert Poillerat devised a radically different furnishing. Veering from his usual ornamented language, he created this exceptionally crafted piece of metalwork, with a starker modern form and striking front details, to sit alongside other outstanding works of art and design in the elegant home it was made for.