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Lot 14B · Design

set of eight métropole chairs, padded variant, designed circa 1950

Jean Prouvé

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Estimate
€80,000–€120,000 hammer ≈ $91,368–$137,052
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Design, Paris · 20 November 2018
Record ID
TB-2026-4703871
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Jean Prouvé, set of eight métropole chairs, padded variant, designed circa 1950. Sotheby's, 20 Nov 2018, lot 14B. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4703871.

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Jean Prouvé, set of eight métropole chairs, padded variant, designed circa 1950. Sotheby's, 20 Nov 2018, lot 14B. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4703871.

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