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20 + 22 May 2007


Jean Prouve
No. 4 chairs, set of ten
Atelier Jean Prouve
France, c. 1935
enameled steel, laminated birch, brass
15.75 w x 18 d x 29.5 h inches
An early incarnation of Prouve's Standard chair, the No. 4 was the fourth variation in his development of a reinforced rear chair.
Literature:
Jean Prouve, Complete Works Volume 2: 1934-1944, Sulzer, ppg. 20-21, 39, 82-83
$80,000-100,000