'COMPAS', A JEAN PROUVE WOOD AND METAL DESK, design circa 1948, the inverted V-shaped black lacquered legs supporting a rectangular oak top with a steel drawer on each side--29 in. (73.5 cm.) high, 62 1/2 in. (159 cm.) wide, 27 1/2 in. (70 cm.) deep

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'COMPAS', A JEAN PROUVE WOOD AND METAL DESK, design circa 1948, the inverted V-shaped black lacquered legs supporting a rectangular oak top with a steel drawer on each side--29 in. (73.5 cm.) high, 62 1/2 in. (159 cm.) wide, 27 1/2 in. (70 cm.) deep

Lot Essay

cf. Anthony De Lorenzo, Alan et Christine Counord, Jean Prouvé Serge Mouille, Paris: J.R. Impressions, 1985, p.65
Jan Van Geest, Jean Prouvé, Köln: Benedikt Taschen, 1991, p. 106;
Cara Greenberg, Mid-Century Modern, Furniture of the 1950's, New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1986, p.61, for illustrations of similar models

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