Large built-in cabinet from the 'Unité d'Habitation de Marseille' –

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Large built-in cabinet from the 'Unité d'Habitation de Marseille'

Le Corbusier. Large built-in cabinet from the 'Unité d'Habitation de Marseille', c1949. H. 214 x 339 x 70 cm. Made by ATBAT (Atelier des batisseurs); Barbaris cabinetmakers, Ajaccio (probably). Wooden construction, applied chipboard on parts inside and outside the cabinet, five hinged doors, veneered block board, painted white, applied handles of oak; four sliding doors, plywood, painted white, applied handles of oak; guide rail of hardwood. Compartments inside, painted white.

From the original interior of the 'Unité d'habitation de Marseille. Former built-in cabinet. Back, left side and upper ending lost. However, these pieces can always be complemented.

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Hammer Price: 15,000 €

112A -
10. December 2013 at

Literature:

Le Corbusier, Möbel und Interieurs 1905-1965, p. 150; Le Corbusier, L'unité d'habitation de Marseille, p. 76f (scheme), p. 78f.

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