57 - Ettore SOTTSASS (1917-2007) Casablanca, 1981 Wooden bookcase…
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Estimate €5,000 - €8,000

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Ettore SOTTSASS (1917-2007) Casablanca, 1981 Wooden bookcase covered with polychrome patterned laminate, opening in the central part with two leaves, three drawers and a flap, resting on a square base in blackened wood, and presenting 10 shelves on the perimeter. Memphis edition, first edition, publisher's plate "Memphis Milano 1981" on the base 228 x 151 x 35cm Provenance: Private collection of Mr Jean-Pierre Hochet, bought from the Nestor Perkal gallery This bookcase is one of the most emblematic pieces of the Memphis movement and its leader, Ettore Sottsass. A similar piece was bought by David Bowie, a great collector of the Memphis movement.

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About the sale From Sottsass to Bouroullec - 50 Years of Design under the eye of Breton collector Jean-Pierre Hochet

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Auction time 06/22/2026 at 2:00 PM

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57 - Ettore SOTTSASS (1917-2007) Casablanca, 1981 Wooden bookcase… See original version (French)

57 - Ettore SOTTSASS (1917-2007) Casablanca, 1981 Wooden bookcase…
See original version (French)