View Set of six 'Semi-metal' chairs, model no. 305 by Jean Prouvé, sold at Design on London Auction 29 April 2014 2pm. Learn more about the piece and artist, and its final selling price.

Jean Prouvé | The Standard chair by Jean Prouvé has evolved into one of the most famous classics of the French 'constructeur'....

BUY – VITRA – CHAISE PROUVÉ STANDARD SP – design Jean Prouvé, 1934/1950 – Chairs take the most important stress on their back legs, where they sustain the weight of the user's upper body. The engineer, architect and designer Jean Prouvé incorporated this simple insight in his design to conceive the Standard Chair : while steel tubes are sufficient for the front legs, since they are subject to a smaller stress, the back legs are made of voluminous hollow sections that transfer the primary…

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Jean Prouvé. "Antony" or "Light" Chair no. 356. 1954. Ateliers Jean Prouvé, Nancy, France. Enameled steel and molded beech plywood. 34 1/2 x 19 5/8 x 26" (87.6 x 49.8 x 66 cm). Gift of Barbara Jakobson. 358.2004. Architecture & Design

Lot 161: Jean Prouvé. Standard chairs no. 305, set of four. 1950, enameled steel, beech plywood, aluminum, rubber. 32 h × 16½ w × 18½ d in. result: $55,000. estimate: $30,000–40,000. Provenance: Private European collection

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