1985.R.591, Unknown maker, Table, 17th century

Fashion designer, Gabrielle (Coco) Chanel, originally installed this wooden table at Villa La Pausa, and it remained part of the villa's decor through the residency of Wendy and Emery Reves. Over the years, items of furniture moved from from one room to another before finishing their journey in very different rooms in the Reves' wing in the Dallas Museum of Art. This table, for example, was originally situated in Chanel's bedroom in the early years of La Pausa, but was eventually moved to the dining room where it remains today in the recreated dining room in Dallas. One of the hallmarks of La Pausa was simplicity, a characteristic that applied not only to decoration but also to etiquette. Lunches and dinners were not served at table but as a buffet.

Until 1953: Gabrielle (Coco) Chanel (1883-1971), La Pausa, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France

1953-1985: Emery Reves (1904-1983) and Wendy Reves (1916-2007) (owned jointly), La Pausa, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France, acquired from the above upon the sale of Villa La Pausa to Emery Reves, 1953

From 1985: Dallas Museum of Art, The Wendy and Emery Reves Collection, gift of Wendy Reves (1916-2007)

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