Maurice Calka

Galerie Jacques Lacoste, Paris (for the desk)
Pierre Bergé, Brussels, June 17, 2009, lot 427 (for the chair)

Philippe Decelle, Diane Hennebert and Pierre Loze, L'Utopie du tout Plastique:  1960-1973, Brussels, 1994, p. 78 (for the desk and chair)
Viviane Jutheau, Jules et Andre Leleu, Paris, 1996, p. 164 (for the desk)
Florian Hufnagl, Plastics and Design, Munich, 1997, p. 114 (for the desk)
Françoise Siriex, Leleu:  Classic French Style for a Modern World 1920-1973, Manchester, 2008, p. 108  (for the desk)

Overall good condition. With scattered surface abrasions, surface scratches and nicks to the surface throughout. With an abrasion to the proper left front edge of the desk adjacent to the opening for the user. There are two losses to the plastic surface to the proper right exterior of the desk, the larger measuring one inch in diameter, which reveal the threaded under layer. Please contact the department for photos showing this damage, as it is not to side of the desk shown in the catalogue illustration. The opening for the second drawer on the proper left side of the desk with a loss, visible in the catalogue illustration. The desk with some minor yellowing consistent with the natural aging process of the material. With a concentrated areas of scuffs and abrasions to the recessed area at the center of the desk likely caused by use. Drawers open with ease. Surface dirt throughout. Lacking key. The chair offered in this lot is an extremely rare model, and is in excellent condition. Possibly re-upholstered. The orange frame with some light surface scratches and a few abrasions. With one small edge loss that the midpoint of the backrest, which is visible in the catalogue illustration. The castors move with ease.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.