CHARLOTTE PERRIAND (1903-1999) - Lot 102

CHARLOTTE PERRIAND (1903-1999) Model commonly known as Méribel, originally designed around [1941], the Steph Simon edition initiated in [1956], our series following the table presented under the previous catalog number. Suite of 7 chairs. The cylindrical ash legs are joined under the seats by cross-braces. Curved back bands in solid ash; profiled top edges. Straw-covered seats. Older editions. Used condition, mulching very worn and damaged, one mulching redone. Height: 75.5cm - Length: 42cm - Depth: 42cm Provenance: - M. X., Paris; Work purchased circa 1956-1958. - Mrs. Y., Île-de-France. Purchased from the previous owner. Bibliography: - Art & Décoration - N°9 of 1948. Identical model reproduced on page 9. - Jacques Barsac - Charlotte Perriand - L'œuvre complète, volume 2, 1940-1955 - Éditions Archives Charlotte Perriand/Norma, Paris, 2015. The original plan and elevation of our seat model reproduced on page 102, identical models reproduced on page 161. - Jacques Barsac - Charlotte Perriand - L'œuvre complète, volume 3, 1956-1968 - Éditions Archives Charlotte Perriand/Norma, Paris, 2015. Identical models reproduced on pages 268, 333 and 336. - Patrick Favardin - Le Style 50 - Un moment de l'art français - Éditions Sous le Vent-Vilo, Paris, 1987. Identical model reproduced on page 23.