A “Cansado” settee (daybed), designed by Charlotte Perriand,
c. 1958, Edition Steph Simon, France, 1959/63, solid mahogany, black coated metal, height 23 cm, 260 x 70 cm. (DRAX)
The Cité de Cansado was built for the French mining company “Société des Mines de Fer de Mauretanie” (MIFERMA). The lodgings were partly equipped with furniture by Charlotte Perriand.
Lit.: cf. F. Laffanour, Steph Simon, Retrospective 1956–1974, Paris 2007 - J. Barsac, Charlotte Perriand. Un Art d’Habiter, Paris, 2005, p. 403, p. 430 (comparable examples)
Provenance:Cité de Cansado, Mauretania – private ownership, Vienna
Specialist: Dr. Gerti Draxler
Dr. Gerti Draxler
+43-1-515 60-226
gerti.draxler@dorotheum.at
16.06.2016 - 18:00
- Estimate:
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EUR 9,000.- to EUR 12,000.-
A “Cansado” settee (daybed), designed by Charlotte Perriand,
c. 1958, Edition Steph Simon, France, 1959/63, solid mahogany, black coated metal, height 23 cm, 260 x 70 cm. (DRAX)
The Cité de Cansado was built for the French mining company “Société des Mines de Fer de Mauretanie” (MIFERMA). The lodgings were partly equipped with furniture by Charlotte Perriand.
Lit.: cf. F. Laffanour, Steph Simon, Retrospective 1956–1974, Paris 2007 - J. Barsac, Charlotte Perriand. Un Art d’Habiter, Paris, 2005, p. 403, p. 430 (comparable examples)
Provenance:Cité de Cansado, Mauretania – private ownership, Vienna
Specialist: Dr. Gerti Draxler
Dr. Gerti Draxler
+43-1-515 60-226
gerti.draxler@dorotheum.at
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Auction: | Design |
Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
Date: | 16.06.2016 - 18:00 |
Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
Exhibition: | 10.06. - 16.06.2016 |