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An Important Early 'En Forme' Desk by 
																	 L'Equipement de la Maison

Charlotte Perriand

( French, 1903 - 1999 )

An Important Early 'En Forme' Desk

L'Equipement de la Maison

( French, 20th C)

An Important Early 'En Forme' Desk

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Materials:

ash-veneered beech, aluminium, steel

Measurements:

28.74 in. (73.00 cm.) (height) by 86.61 in. (220.00 cm.) (width) by 39.37 in. (100.00 cm.) (width)

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Literature:

Other examples illustrated: T. Benton, Charlotte Perriand, les années le Corbusier, Paris, 2005, pp. 106,107. J. Barsac, Charlotte Perriand un art d'habiter, Paris, 2005, p. 275 for the L’Equipement de la Maison prospectus. Charlotte Perriand, exh. cat., Centre Pompidou, Paris, 2006, n.p. for an image and a Steph Simon prospectus. M. McLeod, Charlotte Perriand, An art of living, Paris, 2008, p. 136, for an L’Equipement de la Maison prospectus, p. 179. J. Barsac, Charlotte Perriand et le Japon, Paris, 2008, p. 189. J. Barsac, Charlotte Perriand. L'oeuvre complète. 1940-1955, volume 2, Paris, 2015, pp. 166, 171, for an L’Equipement de la Maison prospectus, pp. 173, 250-51 for period images. J. Barsac, Charlotte Perriand. L'oeuvre complète. 1956-1968, volume 3, Paris, 2017, p. 97.

Provenance:

L’Equipement de la Maison , Paris. Retailed by Galerie Steph Simon, Paris, circa 1957-1958. Private Collection, acquired from the above. Sotheby’s, London, 19 October 2000, lot 201. Hotz Collection, London, acquired from the above. Christie's, Paris, Design, 19 May 2015, lot 51. Acquired from the above by the present owner.

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