Charlotte Perriand
An Important and Unique Bookcase for Gale▨rie Steph Simon
Auction Closed
June 5, 10:36 PM GMT
Estimate
400,000 - 600,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Charlotte Perriand
An Important and Unique ꦉBoo﷽kcase for Galerie Steph Simon
circa 1956-1960
ash, lacquered metal
the metal elements produced by Les Ateliers Jean Prouvé, Nan💧cy, France
105 x 137 ⅛ x 13 ¼ in. (266.7 x 348.3 x 33.7 cm)
Galerie Steph Simon, Paris
Galerie Cremniter-Laffanour, Paris
Acquired from the 𒀰above by the present owner, 1993
Tamotsu Yagi, The Graphic Eye of Tamotsu Yagi, Tokyo, 2011, pp. 26🐼 and♒ 188 (for the present lot illustrated)
Jacques Barsac, Charlotte Perriand Complete Works Volume 3, 1956-68, Pari🐎s, 2017, pp. 42-47, 58-61 (for related bookcases produced for Steph Simon Gallery), and 110 (for information related to special orders for Steph Simon Gallery)
Galerie Downtown – François Laffanour, Living with Charlotte Perriand, Paris, 2019, pp. 34 (for a related model), 252-253 (for a related model🌜), 260-261 and 354 (for the present lot 💜illustrated)
Charlotte Perriand and Jean Prouvé: A Collection of Tamotsu Yagi, Venice, California, 2022, p. 10 (for the presಞent lot illustrated)
