JEAN PROUVÉ (1901-1984)
"Compass -Right direction"... Lot 171
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JEAN PROUVÉ (1901-1984)
"Compass -Right direction" the model designed around [1953].
Rectangular desk with a right side box opening with two drawers (one large and one small) in grey lacquered metal.
Compass base in black lacquered steel sheet.
Top in black melamine veneer.
1950's.
State of use, accidents and missing parts, scratches, wear, a part of an old glass tray remained stuck on a corner of the tray.
Height : 72 cm - Width : 140 cm - Depth : 69,5 cm
Bibliography :
- Peter Sulzer - Jean Prouvé - Œuvre complète, volume 3, 1944-1954 - Birkhäuser Publishing, Basel, 2005. Different variants of the compass desk reproduced on pages 266 and 267.
- Yolande Amic - Intérieurs - Le mobilier français 1945-1964 - Yolande Amic, éditions VIA - Éditions du Regard, Paris, 1983. Variations (of the box) reproduced on pages 70 and 71.
- Commercial prospectus of the Steph Simon Gallery - Identical model reproduced on this document.
Expert : Emmanuel Eyraud
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