Sale 1942
New York
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18 December 2007
Price realised
USD 49,000
Estimate
PIERRE CHAREAU (1883-1950) A 'MT 1015' Mahogany Stool, circa 1923 16¾ in. (42.5 cm.) high, 20 1/8 in. (51 cm.) wide, 13¾ in. (35 cm.) deep branded PC
Provenance
Hotel Drouot, Bailly-Pommery-P. Voutier, Paris, 18 June 2004, lot 227.
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cf. M. Vellay and K. Frampton, Pierre Chareau, Architecte-meublier 1883-1950, 1984, p. 318 for an illustration of this model.
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