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Lot 106
  • 106

Charlotte Perriand

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 EUR
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Description

  • Charlotte Perriand
  • Twelve N. 18 chairs, designed in 1939
  • wood, cane
  • 83,5 x 40 x 42,5 cm ; 32  7/8  x 15  3/4  x 16  1/2  in.
wood, straw seat and back

Provenance

Private collection, France

Literature

Mary McLeold, Charlotte Perriand : An art of living, New York, 2003, p. 136
Jacques Barsac, Charlotte Perriand, un art d'habiter, Paris, 2005, p. 280
Jacques Barsac, Charlotte Perriand, L'oeuvre complète, Volume 2, 1940-1955, Paris, 2015, pp. 170-171

Condition

Each overall in good condition consistent with age and gentle use. The wooden frames with scattered minor rubbing, scuffs, surface scratches and minor discolouration concentrated to the tops of the backrests, stretchers and bases of the legs as partially illustrated in the catalogue and are not visually distracting. The straw has been replaced on all chairs at some point.
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