MAURICE JALLOT (1900–1971) (attributed to) Living room piece serving as a bar cabinet, made of lacquered wood. The black-lacquered quadrangular body features four ivory-lacquered doors on the front, each with a central eglomized mirror motif depicting Bacchus. The interior is fitted with clear glass shelves and a mirrored back; the upper section features a clear glass serving flap framed by a brass angle bracket. The base, with four short Gaine-style legs fitted with brass caps, is accented at the top with gilded wood. Dated to the mid-1940s. H. 130 cm - W. 91 cm - D. 45 cm (chips and missing sections on the lacquered parts; damage to the decorative eglomized mirror cabochons) Bibliography: - *Mobilier et Décoration*—August–September–October 1945. An identical piece, with different mirror cabochons, is reproduced on page 60. - Art et Décoration - No. 1, 1946. An identical piece, with different mirrored cabochons, is reproduced on page 122.