Lot 224 · Modern Masters
Important 'Cité' armchair, from Jean Prouvé's private collection
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- Estimate
- £180,000–£280,000 hammer ≈ $230,828–$359,066
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — Modern Masters, London · 25 April 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-250530
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Jean Prouvé, Important 'Cité' armchair, from Jean Prouvé's private collection. Phillips, 25 Apr 2017, lot 224. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-250530.
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Jean Prouvé, Important 'Cité' armchair, from Jean Prouvé's private collection. Phillips, 25 Apr 2017, lot 224. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-250530.
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From the same sale Modern Masters · Apr 2017
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'Distex' armchair, model no. 807, and rare footstool | Gio Ponti | £30,000–£40,000 | |
| Rare cabinet-on-stand, model no. 24190 | Jørgen Berg | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| Set of four dining chairs | Jean-michel Frank | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Unique and important dining table and set of ten chairs from the hôte… | Armand-albert Rateau | £1,000,000–£1,500,000 | |
| Rare chair, model no. 4 | Jean Prouvé | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| 'Flavigny' double bed, from the Air France Unité d’Habitation, Brazzaville | Jean Prouvé | £38,000–£42,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Prouvé | Ensemble de deux fauteuils 'Visiteur N. 350', le modèle créé | $411,678 | Christie's, Nov 2025 | |
| Jean Prouvé | A Rare "Aéronautique" Table | Sotheby's, Jun 2024 | ||
| Jean Prouvé | Table 'S.A.M. Tropique N. 503', le modèle créé en 1951 | Christie's, Jun 2021 | ||
| Jean Prouvé | Rare Sideboard, Model No. 150, variant for the Société Génér | Christie's, Jun 2025 | ||
| Jean Prouvé | 6x6 demountable house | Sotheby's, Oct 2019 | ||
| Jean Prouvé | A Rare "Kangourou" Armchair | Sotheby's, Jun 2024 | ||
| Jean Prouvé | Paire de fauteuils 'N. 350' ou 'Visiteur', le modèle créé ve | Christie's, Dec 2020 | ||
| Jean Prouvé | pair of direction armchairs, model n. 352, circa 1951 | Sotheby's, Oct 2017 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.