CHARLOTTE PERRIAND (1903-1999) & PIERRE JEANNERET (1896- - Lot 308

CHARLOTTE PERRIAND (1903-1999) & PIERRE JEANNERET (1896-1967) - HOME FURNISHINGS EDITION "Bibliothèque à plots bois n° 14" design circa 1940, adaptation circa 1947 Composed of a low pedestal with sliding doors (one missing) resting on block feet joined by a spacer, and a central pedestal with sliding glass doors, and topped by a shelf; the various modules separated by quadrangular blocks (numbered in ink stencil from A to H on the back in correspondence with the shelves, also marked on the back, on which they rest). The trays, dividing blocks, block feet and bottom of the central box in ash veneer. The sliding door (the other one missing) in the lower section in exotic wood veneer; the ash stiffener sockets. The sliding mirrors in the center pedestal, each with a drawer imprint. Circa 1950. Stamped in ink by L'E.M. (pour l'Équipement de la Maison) under the lower cabinet. Height: 163 cm - Length: 164 cm - Depth: 29 cm Condition as used, missing a full sliding door, missing veneer on the left side of the upper shelf of the lower pedestal, two spots lasered white at a later date. Provenance : Former Pierre Léger collection, ceramist in Vanves. This work has remained in his family. Bibliography : - BCB provisional catalog, 1952 - Meubles Charlotte Perriand & Pierre Jeanneret - Bookcase model no. 13 (shorter version than no. 14) reproduced in this publication. - Jacques Barsac - Charlotte Perriand - L'œuvre complète - Volume 2 - 1940-1955 - Édition Archives Charlotte Perriand & Éditions Norma, Paris, 2015. Identical model, with only 7 dividers, reproduced on page 174. - Jacques Barsac - Charlotte Perriand - Un art d'habiter - 1903-1959 - Éditions Norma, Paris, 2005. Identical model, with only 7 dividers, reproduced on page 279. Expert : Emmanuel Eyraud