Lot no. 29
Jean PROUVÉ
Paper cup - circa 1938
Stainless steel
5.5 × 21 × 0.4 cm
Provenance :
Artist's family, then by descent
Historical background :
Madeleine Prouvé, wife of Jean Prouvé, is said to have recovered this letter opener by exchanging it with the German occupiers for a kitchen knife.
Bibliography:
Peter Sulzer, Jean Prouvé. Œuvre complète/Complete Works. Volume 2: 1934-1944, Birkhäuser, Basel, 2000, p. 25, n. 23, p. 221, n. 731 for a similar model.
A steel paper cutter by Jean Prouvé - circa 1938
1.97 x 8.27 x 0.16 in.
Jean PROUVÉ
See original version (French) Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
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20th century Antique art and decorative objects
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