Charlotte PERRIAND (1903-1999) Rare "en forme" desk, circa 1960. In mahogany with a thick free-form top resting on three legs assembled by piggybacks, one airplane wing-type leg, and two ovoid legs. H. 75 cm. - L. : 165 cm. - D. : 72 cm. Top thickness: 5.5 cm. Drawer missing, wear, stains, scratches, discoloration and slight restoration on the top. Provenance : Fitting out a laboratory, Avenue de Saxe, Paris 7ème. Bibliography: Exhibition catalog, Charlotte Perriand - Jean Prouvé - Pierre Jeanneret, Galerie Laffanour, 2016, similar model reproduced p. 47. Jacques Barsac, Charlotte Perriand, un art d'habiter, Norma, 2005, similar model reproduced p. 432. Jacques Barsac, Charlotte Perriand l'oeuvre complète volume 3, 1956-1968, Norma, 2017, similar model reproduced p. 94, p. 95. Galerie Laffanour, Living with Charlotte Perriand, Skira, 2019, similar model reproduced p.213 and p. 357. The model, designed in 1939, was initially intended for the Rue Las Cases design office. In 1956, Steph Simon produced a curved desk in two sizes, one measuring 226 cm and the other 175 cm. The tops of the furniture range are made of solid wood, 5 to 6 centimeters thick, and are assembled with false tongues according to the rules of the carpenter's art.