Important Design (Day 2) 
11 December 2008
Important Design (Day 2) 
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Jean Prouvé

hanging cabinet from l’Unité d’Habitation Air France, Brazzaville

Ateliers Jean Prouvé and André Chetaille
France, 1952
enameled Diamond Point aluminum, enameled steel, padouk, plywood 83¼ h × 68¼ w × 14 d in (211 × 173 × 36 cm)
estimate: $9,000–12,000
result: $9,600
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Two sliding doors conceal six adjustable shelves.
provenance: l’Unité d’Habitation Air France, Brazzaville, Congo | Private collection, Paris
literature: Charlotte Perriand: An Art of Living, McLeod, pg. 223 Charlotte Perriand: Un Art d'Habiter, Barsac, ppg. 324-333

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