A Modernist Collection Starring a Bookcase by Charlotte Perriand

Published on 07 September 2022, by Caroline Legrand

Auction on 17 September 2022 - 14:00 (CEST) - 42, rue de La Poterne - 50000 Saint-Lô

Monique and Michel Guibert turned their residence in Saint-Lô into a veritable showcase of the arts in the 1950s-1960s. Their enlightened vision gave pride of place to Charlotte Perriand’s timeless furniture.

Charlotte Perriand (1903–1999) for Steph Simon, Type Plots bookcase, eight interleaved... A Modernist Collection Starring a Bookcase by Charlotte Perriand

Charlotte Perriand (1903–1999) for Steph Simon, Type Plots bookcase, eight interleaved shelves, cherry wood veneer, 11 aluminum sheet shelves of different sizes, resting on two removable wooden legs, 1959, 214 x 177 x 33.5 cm/84.25 x 69.68 x 13.18 in.
Estimate: €60,000/100,000

In 1959, Monique and Michel Guibert installed Charlotte Perriand’s bookcase on the landing of the staircase in their home in Saint-Lô (Manche) in Normandy. Until recently, it held the many books that this couple of well-informed collectors consulted for decades. They were "passionate about travel, archaeology, history and art history", says the young auctioneer, Marie Laurenson, who is preparing to conduct her brand new auction house’s first sale. Despite…

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