$5,000
Le Corbusier
pair of room dividers from Cité Radieuse, Marseille
Switzerland, c.
1952 lacquered wood, chrome-plated brass 41 w x 7½ d x 67¾ h in (104 x 19 x 172 cm)
result: $5,000
This pair of screens is believed to be a unique special order placed by Lillette Rypert, a friend of Le Corbusier and teacher at Cité Radieuse.
Each room divider features a hinged-door. Signed with cast manufacturer's mark to handle: [Poignee R.C. Modela Et Morgue Deposes].
provenance: Nursery school, Cité Radieuse, Marseille | Lillette Rypert | Private collection, Cité Radieuse | Christie's, New York, 5 June 2007, Sale 1928, Lot 222 | Private collection, New York
exhibited: Le Corbusier - Tapisserie dite de 'Marie Cuttoli' dans un environment de mobilier provenant de la Cité Radieuse de Marseille , May - June 2004, Galerie 54, Paris
Auctioneer:
Wright Auctions
Date:
2013-12-12
