Lot 13 · Design
Curved ‘Compas’ Desk, designed circa 1953
Jean Prouvé · painted steel, aluminum, Formica-laminated wood
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- Estimate
- $20,000–$30,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Design, New York · 7 June 2024
- Dimensions
- 28 ¾ x 77 1/8 x 33 ½ in. (73 x 196 x 85 cm)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3254232
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Jean Prouvé, Curved ‘Compas’ Desk, designed circa 1953. Christie's, 7 Jun 2024, lot 13. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3254232.
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Jean Prouvé, Curved ‘Compas’ Desk, designed circa 1953. Christie's, 7 Jun 2024, lot 13. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3254232.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| ‘Chaînes Metal Blue Single’, 2016 | RONAN BOUROULLEC (B. 1971) AND ERWAN BOUROULLEC (B. 1976) | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| Mirror (Palmettes and Branches), circa 1935-1939 | PAULE INGRAND (1910-1997) AND MAX INGRAND (1908-1969) | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| 'Alga' Vase, produced circa 1935 | CARLO SCARPA (1906-1978) AND TOMASO BUZZI (1900-1981) | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Sofa, 2008 | RONAN BOUROULLEC (B. 1971) AND ERWAN BOUROULLEC (B. 1976) | $35,000–$50,000 | |
| 'GANG (Sofa)', 2019 | KAWS (B. 1974) AND HUMBERTO CAMPANA (B. 1953) AND FERNANDO CAMPANA (1961-2022) | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| 'Passage Inox' Console, No. 315, Model Designed 2006 | Hervé Van Der Straeten | $10,000–$15,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Prouvé | 'Semi-Metal' chair no. 305 | $25,000 | Wright, Mar 2022 | |
| Jean Prouvé | Chaise Métropole n. 305 | Bonhams, Oct 2025 | ||
| Jean Prouvé | Coat rack, designed for Cité Technique, Cachan, France | Phillips, Jun 2021 | ||
| Jean Prouvé | Curved "Compas" Desk | Sotheby's, Jun 2025 | ||
| Jean Prouvé | Pair of 'Semi-metal' chairs, model no. 305 | Phillips, Oct 2023 | ||
| Jean Prouvé | JEAN PROUVÉ (1901-1984) Sun-Shuttercirca 1962-1965produced f | Bonhams, Mar 2023 | ||
| Jean Prouvé | Bed for Lycée Fabert, Metz, France | Sotheby's, Dec 2022 | ||
| Jean Prouvé | Bureau et chaise Standard | Sotheby's, Nov 2023 |
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.