Sold for:
$12,500
$12,500
Pierre Paulin
rare armchair
Baker France / USA, c.
1982 mahogany, leather, cane 30 w x 26 d x 37 h in (76 x 66 x 94 cm)
result: $12,500
This chair design comes from a series of furniture initially created for Francois Mitterand, former President of France. Baker made the form in the 1980s but due to the labor-intensive nature of the design, very few examples were produced.
Signed with applied metal manufacturer's label to underside: [Baker Furniture].
provenance: Wright, Important Design , 14 December 2010, Lot 329 | Important private collection, Chicago
literature: Pierre Paulin: Un Univers de Formes , Chapoutot, pg. 131
Auctioneer:
Wright Auctions
Date:
2014-03-27
