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Charlotte Perriand Large 'Tokyo' bench, commissioned by Architect Henri-Pierre Maillard, France, circa 1956 image 1
Charlotte Perriand Large 'Tokyo' bench, commissioned by Architect Henri-Pierre Maillard, France, circa 1956 image 2
Lot 68AR,TP,Ω

Charlotte Perriand
Large 'Tokyo' bench, commissioned by Architect Henri-Pierre Maillard, France, circa 1956

Amended
12 October 2021, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

£15,000 - £20,000

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Charlotte Perriand

Large 'Tokyo' bench, commissioned by Architect Henri-Pierre Maillard, France, circa 1956
Walnut.
26 x 288 x 72 cm
Issued by Galerie Steph Simon, Paris, France.

Footnotes

Provenance
Architect Henri-Pierre Maillard, France
Thence by descent
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Literature
Patrick Favardin, Les Décorateurs des années 50, Paris, 2002, p. 136
Jacques Barsac, Charlotte Perriand: Un Art D'Habiter, 1903–1959, Paris, 2005, p. 430
Jacques Barsac, Charlotte Perriand: Complete Works Volume 2, 1940-1955, Paris, 2015, pp. 442, 468-70, 473 for similar examples

Commissioned directly by the architect Henri-Pierre Maillard, for his residence, the present 'Tokyo' bench is a larger version of the model.

Saleroom notices

Henri-Pierre Maillard's residence was on Rue d'Alesia, Paris.

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