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CHARLOTTE PERRIAND (1903–1999) & STEPH SIMON (Editor)

A large ‘gorge’ dining table, a design created around 1954.

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A large ‘gorge’ dining table, a design created around 1954.

Ash frame, thick rectangular top with a slight bevel, carved on the sides with two wide grooves, visible mortise-and-tenon joints and threaded rods concealed by caps, resting on an elliptical four-legged base. 

H. 71.5 - W. 229 - D. 85.5 cm 

(Top sanded, signs of wear)

  • Private collection, Lot
  • Jacques Barsac, ‘Charlotte Perriand, The Complete Works, Volume 3, 1956–1968’, Charlotte Perriand Archives, Norma Éditions, Paris, 2017, a similar model reproduced on pp. 83, 90 and 91.
  • Jacques Barsac, “Charlotte Perriand, The Art of Living”, Norma Éditions, Paris, 2005, similar model reproduced on pp. 403, 417 and 436.

HISTORY 

Furniture designed by Steph Simon from 1956 onwards.

1950