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Michael Graves

"Plaza" Vanity and Stool

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March 14, 06:01 PM GMT

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8,000 - 12,000 USD

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Michael Graves

"Plaza" Vanity and Stool


designed in 1981, executed circa 2016

number 36 from an edition of 45

executed by Memphis SRL, Milan

maple root, lacquered wood, mirrored glass, glass, brass

tagged MEMPHIS MILANO / M. GRAVES / 1981 / MADE IN ITALY and with a separate authentication sticker

vanity: 94 ¾ x 55 ¼ x 20 ½ in. (240.7 x 140.3 x 52.1 cm)

stool: 19 in. (48.3 cm) high, 16 ⅞ in. (42.9 cm) diameter

Urban Architecture Inc., New York

Acquired from the above by the present owner

Barbara Radice, Memphis: Research, Experiences, Results, Failures and Successes of New Design, Milan, 1984, p. 49

Michael Graves et al., Michael Graves: Buildings and Projects, 1966-1981, New York, 1982, p. 278

Memphis Again, exh. cat., Triennale Milano, Milan, 2022, n.p.

Alex Buck and Matthias Vogt, Michael Graves, Berlin, 1994, p. 14 (for a sketch of the model)

This lot is offered together with a copy of the original MEMPHIS certificate.