Jean Prouvé

"Compas" Table

Import Tariff

Auction Closed

June 10, 06:51 PM GMT

Estimate

15,000 - 20,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Of Form & Color: Art & Design from the Emmanuel de Bayser Collection

Jean Prouvé

"Compas" Table

circa 1953

model no. 512

produced by Ateliers Jean Prouvé, Nancy, France

oak veneer, lacquered metal

28 ⅛ x 70 ¾ x 31 ⅜ in. (71.4 x 179.7 x 79.7 cm)

Galerie Avril, Paris

Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2013

Galeries Jousse Seguin and Galerie Enrico Navarra, ed., Jean Prouvé, Paris, 1998, pp. 102-103

Peter Sulzer, Jean Prouvé: Œuvre Complète/Complete Works, Volume 3: 1944-1954, Basel, 2005, pp. 264 and 266-267

Galerie Patrick Seguin, ed., Jean Prouvé, vol. 1, Paris, 2007, p. 158

Galerie Patrick Seguin, ed., Jean Prouvé, vol. 2, Paris, 2007, p. 331

A Passion for Jean Prouvé, From furniture to architecture, The Laurence and Patrick Seguin collection, exh. cat., Pinacoteca Giovanni e Marella Agnelli, Torino, 2013, p. 266

Because this lot was imported into the United States after April 5th, 2025, it is subject to an import tariff based on the value declared upon entry into the United States. The cost of the tariff, $2,500, plus applicable sales tax will be included on your invoice unless you instruct Sotheby's to arrange shipping of the lot to a foreign address. For more information on the import tariff, please review the Symbol Key in the back of the catalogue.