Large storage unit
Designer
Charlotte Perriand
Manufacturer/Maker/Editor
André Chetaille
Origin
France
Year
1952
Design Museum Section
French Design Icons
Designed by Architects
Designed by Women
Categories
Cabinets, Chests, Sideboards
Designheroes ID
234728
Auction House
Christie's
Headquarter
London, United Kingdom
Availability
sold
Condition
pre-owned/vintage
Sale name
Design
Sale Location
London, United Kingdom
Large storage unit
Large storage unit with four sliding doors, prototype, created for Charlotte Perriand's flat, rue Las Cases, Paris, designed by André Chetaille, 1952
Ash, partially painted fir, oak, okoumé, painted 'Pointe diamant' embossed aluminium sheet and steel
without side bench: 175,5 x 455 x 65 cm / 69 1⁄8 x 179 1⁄8 x 25 5⁄8 in
depth with side bench: 178 cm / 70 1⁄8 in
side bench: 6,5 x 117 x 86 cm / 2 1⁄2 x 46 x 33 7⁄8 in
Literature
For our example:
J. Barsac, Charlotte Perriand. Un art d'habiter, Norma, Paris, 2005, p. 342.
J. Barsac, Charlotte Perriand. L'oeuvre complète, volume 2, 1940-1955, Norma, Paris, 2015, p. 348.
J. Barsac, Charlotte Perriand. Un art d'habiter, Norma, Paris, 2005, p. 342.
J. Barsac, Charlotte Perriand. L'oeuvre complète, volume 2, 1940-1955, Norma, Paris, 2015, p. 348.
Provenance
Collection Charlotte Perriand, 18, rue Las Cases, Paris, 1952, then in the family by descent.
Object
Large storage unit
Designer
Charlotte Perriand
Manufacturer/Maker/Editor
André Chetaille
Origin
France
Year
1952
Design Museum Section
French Design Icons
Designed by Architects
Designed by Women
Categories
Cabinets, Chests, Sideboards
Designheroes ID
234728
Auction House
Christie's
Headquarter
London, United Kingdom
Availability
sold
Condition
pre-owned/vintage
Sale name
Design
Sale Location
London, United Kingdom
