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Eileen Gray opened a furniture showroom space in Paris in 1922 (Galerie Jean Desert, named after a fictitious male "owner" and a trip to the desert) at 217 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore to exhibit and sell her work. The gallery boasted a chic clientele including Vicomte de Noailles and the couturier Elsa Schiaparelli. There she sold her tubular metal furniture and lacquered pieces, as well as accessories,...