Charlotte Perriand / Atelier Jean Prouvé - Design New York Wednesday, June 9, 2010 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Maison de la Tunisie, Cité Universitaire, Paris

  • Literature

    "Maison de la Tunisie à la Cité Universitaire de Paris," l'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui, April/May 1953, p. 67; Alexander von Vegesack, et al., eds., 100 Masterpieces from the Vitra Design Museum, exh. cat., Weil am Rhein, 1996, pp. 186-187; Mary McLeod, ed., Charlotte Perriand: An Art of Living, New York, 2003, pp. 142-144; Jacques Barsac, Charlotte Perriand: Un Art d'Habiter, 1903-1959, Paris, 2005, pp. 360-361 and 363-365

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Tunisie bookcase, from the Maison de la Tunisie, Cité Universitaire, Paris

ca. 1952
Pine, painted bent aluminum, painted textured aluminum, painted steel, mahogany.
62 3/4 x 138 5/8 x 20 1/2 in. (159.4 x 352.1 x 52.1 cm.)
Manufactured by Les Ateliers Jean Prouvé, France.

Estimate
$80,000 - 120,000 

Design

9 June 2010
New York