Lot 160
  • 160

Shiro Kuramata

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description

  • 'Twilight Time' Table, 1985
  • chromed metal, glass
  • 68.5 H x 110.5 W x 61.5 D cm. (27 x 43 1/4 x 24 1/4 in.)
produced by XO
chromed steel, glass

Provenance

XO, France
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1985

Literature

Makoto Uyeda, ed., Shiro Kuramata: 1934-1991, exh. cat., Tokyo, 1996, p. 76, no. 31, pp. 79, 174, no. 4, p. 176, no. 3
Shiro Kuramata and Ettore Sottsass, exh. cat., Tokyo, 2010, p. 55
Deyan Sudjic, Shiro Kuramata: Catalogue of Works, London, 2013, p. 335, no. 416
Deyan Sudjic, Shiro Kuramata: Essays and Writings, London, 2013, p. 98, 102 for a drawing

Condition

Overall very good condition consistent with age and gentle use. A small fissure approximately 1cm in length between two holes where the metal legs join the base glass surface and appears stable. Very minor oxidation to the metal legs.
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