Wall-mounted 'Nuage' bookshelf
Designer
Charlotte Perriand
Year
circa 1960
Design Museum Section
French Design Icons
Designed by Women
Designed by Architects
Categories
Shelving, Bookcases
Designheroes ID
61286
Auction House
Christie's
Headquarter
London, United Kingdom
Availability
sold
Condition
pre-owned/vintage
Sale name
Design
Sale Location
London, United Kingdom
Wall-mounted 'Nuage' bookshelf
Charlotte Perriand
circa 1960
aluminum, plastic, oak (oak shelves replaced)
56 x 147 x 13 ¼ in. (142.3 x 373.4 x 33.7 cm)
Literature
J. Barsac, Charlotte Perriand Un art d’habiter 1903-1959, Paris, 2005, pp. 400,403, 405, 420-22, 440 for similar examples
J. Barsac, Charlotte Perriand: Complete Works Volume 2, 1940-1955, Paris, 2015, pp. 411, 451, 468-70 for similar examples
J. Barsac, Charlotte Perriand: Complete Works Volume 3, 1956-1968, Paris, 2017, pp. 21, 24-26, 31, 33, 41, 42, 52-53, 56, 102-3, 117 for similar examples
Provenance
Henri Waisblat, Paris
Tajan, Paris, 25 November 2008, lot 11
Acquired from the above by the present owner