CHARLOTTE PERRIAND (1903-1999)

AN 'ANTONY' BOOKCASE, 1954-1955

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CHARLOTTE PERRIAND (1903-1999)
AN 'ANTONY' BOOKCASE, 1954-1955
produced for La Cité Universitaire d'Antony, manufactured by Les Ateliers Jean Prouvé, birch veneer, lacquered perforated aluminium, laquered board, lacquered tubular steel
73 3/8 in. (188 cm.) high, 113 in. (290 cm.) wide, 13½ in. (34.8 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

cf. Jean Pouvé Constructeur 1901-1984, exhibition catalogue, Réunion des Musées Nationaux, Nancy, 2001, pp. 118-119 for a bookcase of the same model at the Cité Universitaire d'Antony.

Constructed by architect Eugène Beaudoin, the Jean Zay d'Antony University residence is considered a model for the modern day university campus. Organized like a town, it held two hundred rooms, two restaurants, a theater, a boutique and a library. This university was a collaboration between Jacque Hitier, Raphaël, Marcel Gascoin, Charlotte Perriand and Jean Prouvé.

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