Jean Prouvé (1901-1984)

Brand: Piasa
Availability: PreOrder

'Compas' desk
Folded steel sheet, aluminum and oak
Manufactured by the Ateliers Jean Prouvé
Model created circa 1953
H 74 × L 140,4 × W 70 cm
Bibliography:
- 'Jean Prouvé, Œuvre Complète Vol. 3: 1944-1954', P. Sulzer, Birkhäuser, 2005, model referenced and illustrated under no. 1242 and following, p. 267
- 'Jean Prouvé', Volume 1, L. & P. Seguin, Galerie Patrick Seguin, 2017, similar model p. 208-212

Estimate

7 000 / 9 000 €

Result (Buyer’s fees and taxes included)

26 240 €

Good overall condition
Top shows heavy humidity marks, surface wear and scuff marks, and a veneer loss on the left edge
Black-lacquered structure shows medium surface wear and some paint losses at the tip of the legs
Drawer block shows wear on the edges and paint losses, a black mark on the front
Most likely repainted at some point
Drawer shuffled from the right side to the left side