Pierre Paulin

"Élysée" Floor Lamp

Import Tariff

Auction Closed

June 10, 06:51 PM GMT

Estimate

20,000 - 30,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

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

Pierre Paulin

"Élysée" Floor Lamp

circa 1972

produced by Verre Lumière, Paris

painted steel, painted aluminum

59 ⅝ in. (151.4 cm) high

Galerie Jousse Entreprise, Paris

Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2018

Pierre Perrigault and Diane Saunier, L'Architecte du mobilier 1950-2000, Paris, 2000, p. 220

Catherine Geel, Pierre Paulin: Le Design au Pouvoir, Paris, 2008, p. 55

Catherine Geel, Pierre Paulin: Designer, exh. cat., Grand-Hornu, Belgium, 2008, p. 51

Nadine Descendre, Pierre Paulin: l’homme et l’œuvre, Paris, 2014, p. 139

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, $3,523.52, 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.