Important Design (Day 1) 
9 December 2008
Important Design (Day 1) 
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Maria Pergay

table

France, c. 1957
mirror-polished stainless steel, silver, silver-plated steel 19 h × 51½ w × 35½ d in (48 × 131 × 90 cm)
estimate: $60,000–80,000
result: $112,800
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Custom-made for Madame Aboucaya, wife of the Algerian ambassador to France, this English-style tea table is one of only a few furniture designs Pergay made in silver. Use of silver early in her career inspired Pergay's iconic designs in stainless steel. This work is unique.
provenance: Madame Aboucaya, France | Private collection
literature: Maria Pergay: Between Ideas and Design, Demisch, pg 15 illustrates related form

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