A “Cansado” settee,
designed by Charlotte Perriand, c. 1958, Edition Steph Simon, France, solid mahogany, lacquered metal, height 24 cm, width 70 cm, length 260 cm. (DR)
The longest version of this model. The Cité de Cansado was built for the French mining company Société des mines de Fer de Mauretanie (MIFERMA). The lodgings were partly furnished with furniture by Charlotte Perriand.
Provenance: - Cité de Cansado, Mauretania - private ownership, France.
Cf. Lit.: J. Barsac, Charlotte Perriand, Un Art d’habiter, Paris 2005, p. 403, p. 430 (comparable examples) - F. Laffanour, Steph Simon. Retrospective 1956–1974, Paris 2007.
Specialist: Dr. Gerti Draxler
Dr. Gerti Draxler
+43-1-515 60-226
gerti.draxler@dorotheum.at
27.11.2012 - 17:00
- Estimate:
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EUR 6,000.- to EUR 8,000.-
A “Cansado” settee,
designed by Charlotte Perriand, c. 1958, Edition Steph Simon, France, solid mahogany, lacquered metal, height 24 cm, width 70 cm, length 260 cm. (DR)
The longest version of this model. The Cité de Cansado was built for the French mining company Société des mines de Fer de Mauretanie (MIFERMA). The lodgings were partly furnished with furniture by Charlotte Perriand.
Provenance: - Cité de Cansado, Mauretania - private ownership, France.
Cf. Lit.: J. Barsac, Charlotte Perriand, Un Art d’habiter, Paris 2005, p. 403, p. 430 (comparable examples) - F. Laffanour, Steph Simon. Retrospective 1956–1974, Paris 2007.
Specialist: Dr. Gerti Draxler
Dr. Gerti Draxler
+43-1-515 60-226
gerti.draxler@dorotheum.at
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| Auction: | Design |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 27.11.2012 - 17:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 17.11. - 27.11.2012 |