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Lot 29
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JANETTE LAVERRIÈRE | Prototype 'Nénuphar' Coffee Table

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description

  • Janette Laverrière
  • Prototype 'Nénuphar' Coffee Table
  • with applied metal plaque P 0/25 / perimeter editions
  • acrylic, Formica, plywood
  • largest: 33.2 x 134 x 69.5 cm (13  1/8  x 52  3/4  x 27  3/8  in.)
  • designed 1966, executed 2004

Provenance

Acquired directly from Perimeter Editions by the present owner

Literature

Yves Badetz, Janette Laverrière, Paris, 2004, pp. 128-129
Sophie Lovell, Limited Edition: Prototypes, One-Offs and Design Art Furniture, Basel, 2009, p. 126 for an example from the edition with mirrored finish

Condition

Overall very good condition. Each table with light surface scratches to the top, not visually distracting. The largest table with two chips on the edge, approximately 2 cm and 2.5 cm in length. The bases with minor scattered surface scuffs and scratches. One of the mounting screws is missing from the underside of one table. Table Dimensions: Largest : 33.2 x 134 x 69.5 cm Medium : 33.2 x 110.5 x 62.5 cm Smallest : 33.2 x 89.5 x 68.5 cm
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