40. 40W JEAN PROUVÉ (1901-1984) S.C.A.L. bed with pivoting shelf designed by Charlotte Perriand Created in 1953 Published by Steph Simon Folded and painted sheet metal and tubular steel, oak and fabric H: 64 cm (25.1/4 in.); W: 196,5 cm (77.3/8 in.); D: 94,5 cm (37.1/4 in.) A 'S.C.A.L.' daybed in painted and folded steel sheet and tube, oak and fabric designed by Jean Prouvé in 1953 and edited by Steph Simon with a swiveling tablet designed by Charlotte Perriand. Provenance Galerie Artefact Design, Saint-Ouen Acquired from the latter by the current owner Bibliography P. Sulzer, Jean Prouvé, Oeuvre Complète/Complete Works, Vol. 3: 1944-54, Ed. Birkäuser, Bale, 2005, sketch p. 166, n.1140.6 P. Seguin, Jean Prouvé, Ed. Galerie Patrick Seguin, Paris, 2017, vol. 1, p. 353, 355, 359