Jacques ADNET (1900-1984). Mute valet in black lacquered metal, partly upholstered in black stitched leather imitating bamboo, the uprights embellished with brass rings. It stands on four small brass ball feet (one seam undone, small tear to left foot). Circa 1950. Height : 117.5 cm - Width : 40 cm - Depth : 38.5 cm Note: In the 50s, taking advantage of Hermès' expertise in leather goods, Adnet entered into a partnership with the company, for which he developed a collection of leather-covered furniture and accessories, including elegant armchairs recognizable by their imitation bamboo frame. Using leather-covered wood or tubing almost exclusively, the range of furniture produced in these years marks a break with the past: the lightness of lines, the simplicity of metal structures and the elegant functionality of forms signal the birth of a new modern classicism.