Charlotte PERRIAND (1903–1999) - Lot 30

Charlotte PERRIAND (1903–1999) Rare dining table, circa 1965. Made of sipo wood, featuring a thick rectangular top with beveled edges and a pattern of faux tongue-and-groove joints and circular covers concealing threaded rods, resting on four elliptical legs arranged toward the center and assembled with lag screws. H.: 73.4 cm; W.: 200 cm; D.: 85 cm. Signs of wear, scratches, discoloration, scuff marks, slight dents, and traces of felt under the legs. Provenance: Private collection. Unlike the rectangular tables typically produced by Steph Simon, our example lacks grooves running parallel to the edges of the long sides, which makes it significantly rarer, resembling the model created in 1935 for Paul and Ange Gutmann and the one presented at the 1936 Salon des Arts Ménagers. Bibliography: Jacques Barsac, *Charlotte Perriand: The Complete Works, Volume 3, 1956–1968*, Éditions Norma, 2017; model with grooves reproduced on p. 90. C. Coley, R. Guidot, and F.C. Prodhon, *Jean Prouvé, Volume II*, Édition Galerie Patrick Seguin, 2017; the model with grooves is reproduced on p. 137. Exhibition catalog, Charlotte Perriand – Jean Prouvé – Pierre Jeanneret: Masters of Modernity, Édition Galerie Laffanour, 2016, model with grooves reproduced on p. 52. Tamotsu Yagi, Jean Prouvé: Designer and Builder, Pen, 2012, model with grooves reproduced on p. 174. Exhibition catalog, Steph Simon: Retrospective 1956–1974, Galerie Downtown, 2006, comparable model reproduced on p. 73. Jacques Barsac, *Charlotte Perriand: The Art of Living*, Éditions Norma, 2005, a comparable model reproduced on p. 403. Exhibition catalog, *Charlotte Perriand 1950*, Édition Philippe Jousse & Imre Varga, 1987, similar model reproduced n.p. Galerie Laffanour, *Living with Charlotte Perriand*, Éditions Skira, 2019, similar model reproduced on p. 102.