Sale 1733
New York
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19 December 2006
Price realised
USD 96,000
Estimate
CHARLOTTE PERRIAND (1903-1999) An Aluminum, Painted Metal and Pine 'Mexique' Bookcase for the Maison de Mexique, Cité Universitaire, Paris, circa 1953 manufactured by Les Ateliers Jean Prouvé 63 in. (160 cm.) high, 72 in. (182.5 cm.) wide, 12¾ in. (32.5 cm.) deep
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cf. M. McLeod, Charlotte Perriand: An Art of Living, New York, 2003, p. 231 for an illustration of a comparable bookcase.
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