Lot No. 195


A “Cansado” bench (daybed), designed by Charlotte Perriand


A “Cansado” bench (daybed), designed by Charlotte Perriand - Design

c. 1958, edition by Steph Simon, France, 1959/63, four-legged support with rectangular base made of black lacquered metal, with solid oak slats, dimensions: height c. 23 cm, length c. 188 cm, depth c. 70 cm. (MHA)

The Cité de Cansado was built for the French mining company “Société des Mines de Fer de Mauritanie” (MIFERMA). The accommodations were partly equipped with furniture designed by Charlotte Perriand.

Cf. Lit.:
F. Laffanour, Steph Simon, Retrospective 1956- 1974, Paris 2007 - J. Barsac, Charlotte Perriand. Un Art d’Habiter, Paris, 2005, pp. 403 and 430

Specialist: Mathias Harnisch, MA Mathias Harnisch, MA
+43-1-515 60-242

Mathias.Harnisch@dorotheum.at

02.10.2019 - 16:00

Estimate:
EUR 5,000.- to EUR 8,000.-

A “Cansado” bench (daybed), designed by Charlotte Perriand


c. 1958, edition by Steph Simon, France, 1959/63, four-legged support with rectangular base made of black lacquered metal, with solid oak slats, dimensions: height c. 23 cm, length c. 188 cm, depth c. 70 cm. (MHA)

The Cité de Cansado was built for the French mining company “Société des Mines de Fer de Mauritanie” (MIFERMA). The accommodations were partly equipped with furniture designed by Charlotte Perriand.

Cf. Lit.:
F. Laffanour, Steph Simon, Retrospective 1956- 1974, Paris 2007 - J. Barsac, Charlotte Perriand. Un Art d’Habiter, Paris, 2005, pp. 403 and 430

Specialist: Mathias Harnisch, MA Mathias Harnisch, MA
+43-1-515 60-242

Mathias.Harnisch@dorotheum.at


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Auction: Design
Auction type: Saleroom auction
Date: 02.10.2019 - 16:00
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 27.09. - 02.10.2019