Jean Prouve

A Rare Stool, model no. 306

Found at Christies, London
Masterpieces of Design & Photography, Lot 15
03.Okt - 03.Okt.2017
Estimate: 30.000 - 50.000 GBP
Price realised: 68.750 GBP
executed by Les Ateliers Jean Prouvé, Maxéville, pressed and painted aluminium, painted steel, original leather, with metal clips, original padding.
16 ½ x 18 x 15 in. (42 x 46 x 38 cm.)
Designed and executed circa 1952-1953
‘ … the first shaped seats. I modelled the shape myself (in wood) and down in my garage I had a
dozen aluminium seats like that… It’s very attractive. Charlotte Perriand made a lot of use of it.’
JEAN PROUVE
(2)
Private Collection, New Jersey.

Upper estimate price exceeded by 38 %.

The work A Rare Stool, model no. 306 by Jean Prouvé was auctioned at Christies in London in October 2017. It achieved a price of GBP 68,750.00 (€ 78,388.46), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 38%. Admittedly, works by Jean Prouvé have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work 6X6 Demountable House in October 2019 with an auction result of HKD 4,375,000.00 (€ 500,056.03).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 38 % übertroffen

Die Arbeit A Rare Stool, model no. 306 von Jean Prouvé kam im Oktober 2017 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 68.750,00 (€ 78.388,46) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 38%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Jean Prouvé auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit 6X6 Demountable House im Oktober 2019 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von HKD 4.375.000,00 (€ 500.056,03).

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