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Maurice Calka for Leleu-Deshays, "Boomerang" Desk, France, 1970
$85,000

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“Boomerang” desk designed by Maurice Calka for Leleu.
Marked: "CREATION M. CALKA EDITION LELEU DESHAYS"
This desk was exhibited in the museum show "Leleu 50 ans de mobilier et de de´coration, 1920-1970" held in 2007 and 2008 at the Muse´e des Anne´es 30, Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris, France and at La Piscine - Muse´e Art et Industrie Andre´ Diligent, in Roubaix, Lille, France.
Bibliography:
Illustrated in the catalogue of the two aforementioned exhibitions, Leleu 50 ans de mobilier et de de´coration, 1920-1970, Somogy Editions d'Art, Paris, 2007, p. 150 & 151.
This desk is also illustrated in:
Jules et Andre´ Leleu by Viviane Jutheau, E´ditions Vecteurs, p. 164 & 165.
L'Utopie du tout Plastique, 1960 / 1973, Editions Fondation pour l'Architecture, p. 78.
Details
- CreatorLeLeu Deshays (Designer),Maurice Calka (Designer)
- DimensionsHeight: 30.5 in. (77.47 cm)Width: 70.5 in. (179.07 cm)Depth: 33.5 in. (85.09 cm)
- Materials and Techniques
- Place of Origin
- Period
- Date of Manufacture1970
- ConditionWear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. Minor fading.
- Seller LocationNew York, NY
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