Property of a Houston Texas Gentleman

Jean Prouvé

"Compas" Desk

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March 14, 05:50 PM GMT

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10,000 - 15,000 USD

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Description

Property of a Houston Texas Gentleman

Jean Prouvé

"Compas" Desk


circa 1950

produced by Les Ateliers Jean Prouvé, Nancy, France

laminated sapele, lacquered and enameled metal

28 ¼ x 62 ¾ x 27 ¼ in. (71.8 x 159.4 x 69.2 cm)

Private Collection, London

Galeries Jousse Seguin and Enrico Navarra, Jean Prouvé, Paris, 1998, pp. 98-102 (for variations of the "Compas" model)

Peter Sulzer, Jean Prouvé: Complete Works, Volume 3: 1944-1954, Basel, 2005, pp. 264-267 (for variations of the "Compas" model)

Galerie Patrick Seguin, Jean Prouvé, vol. 2, Paris, 2007, pp. 350-353 (for variations of the "Compas" model)

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