Lot 53 · Design
'Direction' Armchair, Model No. 352, designed circa 1951
Jean Prouvé · painted steel, oak, leather upholstery
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- Estimate
- $70,000–$90,000 hammer
- Result
- upcoming — 7 December 2023
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Design, New York · 7 December 2023
- Dimensions
- 31 7⁄8 x 24 3⁄8 x 21 ¼ in. (81 x 61.7 x 54 cm)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3292887
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Jean Prouvé, 'Direction' Armchair, Model No. 352, designed circa 1951. Christie's, 7 Dec 2023, lot 53. estimate $70,000–$90,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3292887.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
90% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,019 held-out lots the model scored about 91%, 91% sold.
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Jean Prouvé, 'Direction' Armchair, Model No. 352, designed circa 1951. Christie's, 7 Dec 2023, lot 53. estimate $70,000–$90,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3292887.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Wall/Ceiling Light, Model No. 1/98, circa 1956 | GILARDI & BARZAGHI | $25,000–$35,000 | upcoming |
| Side Table, circa 1925 | Jean Dunand | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| Rare 'Faisans' Chandelier, circa 1925 | Albert Cheuret | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| Low Table, circa 1924 | Jean Dunand | $120,000–$180,000 | |
| Rare Ceiling Light, circa 1920 | Émile-jacques Ruhlmann | $150,000–$250,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Jean Prouvé | "Potence" Wall Light | Sotheby's, Dec 2025 | ||
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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.