ID 921153
Lot 20 | MARIA PERGAY (B. 1930)
Estimate value
$ 70 000 – 100 000
'Lit Tapis Volant (Flying Carpet Daybed)', circa 1968
stainless steel, fur, fabric, casters
14 1/2 x 47 1/4 x 117 1/2 in. (36.8 x 120 x 298.5 cm)
Provenance
Demisch Danant, New York, acquired directly from the artist
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2006
Literature
"Un événement dans le mobilier contemporain, l'acier inoxydable," Plaisir de France, Paris, January 1969, p. 45
S. Demisch, Maria Pergay: Between Ideas and Design, Verona, 2006, pp. 29, 32, 37, 140, and 142
S. Demisch and S. Danant, Maria Pergay: Complete Works 1957-2010, Bologna, 2011, cover, pp. 101-104, 129, no. 15
P. Favardin and G. Block-Champfort, Decorators of the 60s-70s, Paris, 2015, p. 11
| Artist: | Maria Pergay (1930 - 2023) |
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Steel |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Category: | Beds, Seat furniture |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps |
| Artist: | Maria Pergay (1930 - 2023) |
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Steel |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Category: | Beds, Seat furniture |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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