René Herbst, 4 Rue de Chateaubriand, Paris, 1949
Thence by descent
Marie de Beyrie, Paris
Stephane and Catherine de Beyrie, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, New York, 1999
'la maison de rené herbst, prototypes and rare pieces by rené herbst from 1925 to 1949', Galerie de Beyrie, 29 September-25 November, 1999
Solange Goguel, René Herbst, Paris, 1990, p. 117 for a drawing, illustrated pp. 135, 323 for the desk in situ
Yvonne Brunhammer, Le Mobilier Français 1930-1960, Paris, 1997, illustrated pp. 132-33 for the desk in situ
Catherine and Stéphane de Beyrie, la maison de rené herbst, exh. cat., Galerie de Beyrie, New York, 1999, p. 13 for a drawing, illustrated pp. 16-17