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Important 'Antony' bookcase, designed for the Cité Universitaire, Antony by 
																	 Les Ateliers Jean Prouve

Charlotte Perriand

( French, 1903 - 1999 )

Important 'Antony' bookcase, designed for the Cité Universitaire, Antony

Important 'Antony' bookcase, designed for the Cité Universitaire, Antony

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Materials:

Ash-veneered wood, painted steel, painted perforated hardboard

Measurements:

74.09 in. (188.20 cm.) (height) by 114.02 in. (289.60 cm.) (width) by 13.78 in. (35.00 cm.) (width)

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Literature:

Galeries Jousse Seguin and Galerie Enrico Navarra, Jean Prouvé, Paris, 1998, pp. 150-51 for similar examples Jacques Barsac, Charlotte Perriand: Complete Works Volume 2, 1940-1955, Paris, 2015, pp. 428-29 for similar examples

Provenance:

Cité Universitaire, Antony, 1954-1955 Christie's, New York, Important 20th Century Decorative Art & Design, 14 June 2012, lot 193 Acquired from the above by the present owner

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