Sale 5097
Paris
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18 May 2004
Price realised
EUR 30,550
Estimate
MEUBLE BIBLIOTHEQUE 'MEXIQUE' Charlotte Perriand, réalisé dans les ateliers de Jean Prouvé, 1953 Hauteur : 161 cm. (63 3/8 in.) ; Longueur : 183 cm. (72 in.) ; Profondeur : 61.5 cm. (24¼ in.)
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Cf. : Philippe Jousse, Patrick Seguin et Enrico Navarra, Jean Prouvé, Paris, 1998, p.155 pour une variante de ce modèle
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