JEAN PROUVÉ (1901-1984) - Lot 93

Lot n° 93
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JEAN PROUVÉ (1901-1984) - Lot 93
JEAN PROUVÉ (1901-1984) Prototype table, case B (for Henri Bodecher, architect) - Drawings 13180 and 13181 - Feet with visible stopper and low camber, Formica veneered undershelf with original wood edging - 1951, unique piece, study following the Guéridon, commonly known as the Cafétéria, and preceding the Type 511 table, also known as the Cafétéria. Square prototype table. The four legs, slightly curved and with visible plugs, are made of bent, welded and baked ivory-lacquered sheet metal, and joined by a large ivory-lacquered tubular metal cross-beam housing an original Formica-veneered, oak-edged serving tray. The top is covered with original Formica (identical to the original undershelf) on top and edge. Made in the Ateliers Jean Prouvé. Oxidation to the metal parts, chips and chips to the ivory lacquer, accidents and chips to the Formica veneer. Height: 74cm - Length: 90cm - Width: 90cm Please note: Our table is described as follows by Peter Sulzer on page 150 in Jean Prouvé œuvre complète Vol.3, 1944-1954 published by Birkhäuser, Basel, 2005: [1124. Prototype table, case B (for Henri Bodecher, architect). 1951. Drawings 13180 and 13181. 900x900mm table top and 350x350mm shelf, four standard gueridon tapered legs with a larger crosspiece than the Guéridon Cafétéria. Both top and shelf have Formica tops]. In Jean Prouvé - Volume 1 - Éditions Galerie Patrick Seguin / Sonnabend Gallery, Paris / New York, 2007, on page 306, concerning a study of the models [Guéridon Cafétéria and Table Cafétéria n° 511], it is stated [Simultaneously, studies of particular projects4 lead to the creation of variants]. - this footnote4 corresponds to note4 on page 308 [4. prototype table for Mr. Bodecher, architect]. Bibliography: - Peter Sulzer - Jean Prouvé œuvre complète, vol.3, 1944-1954 - Éditions Birkhäuser, Basel, 2005. Our prototype table described on page 150 under reference 1124. Prototype table, case B, 1951. - Collectif - Jean Prouvé - Volume 1 - Éditions Galerie Patrick Seguin / Sonnabend Gallery, Paris / New York, 2007. Our prototype table cited on pages 306 and 308. Bibliography and related works: - Jean Prouvé/Serge Mouille - Catalogue of the exhibition held in May 1985 at the De Lorenzo Gallery in New York and in autumn 1985 at the Galerie Alan et Christine Counord in Paris, Éditions De Lorenzo Gallery/Galerie Alan et Christine Counord, Pairs 1985. The plan of one of the variants (Type 511) is reproduced on page 70 on a Steph Simon presentation sheet. - Peter Sulzer - Jean Prouvé œuvre complète, vol.3, 1944-1954 - Éditions Birkhäuser, Basel, 2005. Series variants (Type 511) and the plan for one of these variants reproduced on page 151 (ill. 1129.1 and 1129.2) and described on page 150 under reference 1129. - Collective - Jean Prouvé - Volume 1 - Editions Galerie Patrick Seguin / Sonnabend Gallery, Paris / New York, 2007. Variants reproduced on pages 306, 309, 310 and 324; plan of one variant (Type 511) reproduced on page 311 on a Steph Simon presentation sheet.
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