Modern Design 
31 March 2011
Modern Design 
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Jean Prouvé

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

France, 1952
diamond point aluminum, enameled steel, padouk 32½ h × 68¼ w × 13 d in (83 × 173 × 33 cm)
estimate: $9,000–12,000
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Cabinet features two sliding doors concealing four adjustable shelves.
provenance: l’Unité d’Habitation Air France, Brazzaville, Congo | Private collection, Paris
literature: Charlotte Perriand: An Art of Living, McLeod, ppg. 139,233 illustrate related forms Charlotte Perriand: Un Art d'Habiter, Barsac, ppg. 324-333 discuss project

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