Rating and value of furniture, desks, lamps, armchairs by Paul Dupré-Lafon

If you own a work created by designer Paul Dupré-Lafon or based on his work and would like to know its value, our state-approved experts and auctioneers will guide you. Our specialists will carry out a free appraisal of your work, and provide you with a precise estimate of its value on the current market. Thereafter, if you wish to sell your work, we will direct you to the best possible arrangement to obtain the optimum price.

Designer's rating and value

Paul Dupré-Lafon's works are enjoying new success thanks to the current revival of interest in the Art Deco movement. He has quickly established himself as an art market favorite. Today, his furniture is all the rage in auction rooms and attracts a large number of collectors. His pieces are mainly traded in France and the United States. A work by Dupré-Lafon can fetch tens of thousands of euros at auction. In 2021, one of his Coffee table, in wood and steel dating from 1937 was sold for €667,890 by Sotheby's.   

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The designer's style and technique

Paul Dupré-Lafon was part of the Art Deco movement, which reached its peak at the beginning of the 20th century. His work enjoyed rapid and dazzling success, which was due to the elegance in his furniture design as well as his sense of aestheticism.

Paul Dupré-Lafon, decorator to millionaires

Paul Dupré-Lafon was born in Marseille in 1900. He came from a family of artisans and was educated at a Jesuit school, then began his artistic training at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Marseille. He moved to Paris in 1923 to develop architecture and design projects.

His success was almost immediate, and he soon received prestigious commissions, including Hermès. A decorator as well as an architect, he directed construction projects for private mansions, the first of which he completed on Rue Rembrandt. His style is remarkably elegant, using fairly curved lines, wood and lots of leather in the making of his furniture.

He held multiple positions, and worked in several fields at once, whether architecture, design or interior decoration. His work was very popular and prized by the biggest stars of the 20th century, the famous pianist and singer Elton John being one of his many clients. This is why he is sometimes nicknamed " decorator to millionaires ".

All these personalities, as well as the attraction of haute couture houses for his furniture, contributed to making him popular and prized by the general public.

The artist never wanted to exhibit his work, the notoriety his sponsors offered him being more than enough.

Dupré-Lafon died in 1971 in Deauville, leaving behind a significant reputation and legacy.

The legacy of Paul Dupré-Lafon

Pierre Dunand has left a notable legacy in French design, with iconic pieces that are rare on the market and found in haute-couture houses and certain private mansions. His work is characterized by great diversity and remarkable richness: chairs, tables, desks, lamps...  His creations are extremely popular in current interior design trends.

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