Jean Prouvé (1901-1984) Suite of six chairs model 'Métropole' n°305 known as 'Standard Lacquered sheet steel and moulded plywood Manufactured by Les Ateliers Jean Prouvé Model created in 1950 H 79.5×W 41.5×D 48cm Provenance : - Jean Prouvé's personal collection, then by descent - Les Prouvé de Prouvé, De Baecque, 17 October 2023, lot 722 - Acquired from the latter by the current owner, private collection, France Bibliography: - "Jean Prouvé Œuvre Complète Vol. 3: 1944-1954", P. Sulzer, Birkhäuser, 2005, model referenced at nos. 1207 ff, technical drawings and similar models, pp.208-211 - Jean Prouvé", L. and P. Seguin, Galerie Patrick Seguin, 2017, similar models pp.92-95, 99 Note: these chairs, from Jean Prouvé's personal collection and passed down through his descendants to one of his granddaughters, were at one time relacquered in a cream colour. This later layer was meticulously removed in order to recover the original paint and colour, which was probably unique and chosen by Jean Prouvé himself. The restoration process is documented and available on request.