After studying architecture at the École des Beaux-Arts in Marseille, Paul Dupré-Lafon began working on various furniture and interior design projects in Paris. Dupré-Lafon created his most important works throughout the 1930s and 1940s, largely inspired by cubist artwork and Art Deco precedents. The cubic form of the present side tables, paired with his use of marble and leather, make this work a superb example of Dupré-Lafon’s penchant for exquisite craftsmanship and design.
Design drawings by Dupré-Lafon indicate that the present side tables originated in a private collection in Brussels. Before being acquired by the present owner in 2011, the tables belonged to the important Art Deco collection of Claude and Simone Dray.