Two tables that fitted the Jean-Zay university residence in Antony (Hauts-de-Seine) were auctioned off this Friday at the Hôtel Drouot in Paris.
Each piece was estimated between 500,000 and 800,000 euros.
In the end, the two pieces of furniture were sold for 1,922,000 euros each, reports
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These tables were designed by the French architect Jean Prouvé.
In 1955 and 1956, the designer participated in competitions to fit out new student residences.
He had won the competition for the development of collective spaces and had created the central Trapeze table, two models of which have just been sold.
Success for Jean Prouvé's two tables made for the Jean Zay University Residence at @AderNordmann!
Sold for the benefit of @CrousVersailles, they obtain - each - € 1,922,000 indoors😮❤️ pic.twitter.com/QTmrsLhtKE
— Drouot (@Drouot) June 3, 2022
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Both pieces were purchased by a French collector and by a major European collection.
This sale represents a double world record for a piece of furniture by Jean Prouvé.
Thanks to these 3,844,000 euros collected, the Crous de Versailles intends to "transform a traditional residence into a modern, more comfortable residence", indicated Laurence Assous, its General Manager.
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