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Lot 79
  • 79

Charlotte Perriand

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 EUR
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Description

  • Charlotte Perriand
  • Berger stool, circa 1956
  • wood
  • 26,5 x 31,5 cm ; 10  1/2  x 12  3/8  in.
ebonised red African wood

Provenance

Private collection, France

Literature

Jacques Barsac, Perriand, Un art d'habiter, Paris, 2005, pp. 400 and 405
Jacques Barsac, Charlotte Perriand, L'oeuvre complète, Volume 2 : 1940-1955, Paris, 2015, pp. 349, 443-444, 467, 473 and 515

Condition

Bon état général. Quelques rayures éparses sur l’ensemble de la surface. Légère usure et petits enfoncements sur les rebords de l’assise, laissant légèrement apparaître la teinte naturelle du bois. Usure aux extrémités des pieds avec quelques enfoncements, cohérents avec l’âge et l’utilisation. Quelques traces de peinture blanche au revers de l’assise. EN : Good overall condition. Some scattered scratches throughout the surface. Minor wear and small dents on the edges of the seat, slightly revealing the natural shade of the wood. Wear and dents on the feet, consistent with age and use. Some scattered white paint stains on the underside of the seat.
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