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the desk is made of teak and has two drawersan image of a desk with two drawers and a drawer underneath itan image of a small table with a wooden top and legsa close up of a wooden cabinet with a draweran image of a close up of a drawer in a wooden cabineta close up of a wooden table with a clock on ita close up of a wooden dresser with a lock on ita close up of a wooden door with a keyhole
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Estimate €2,500 - €3,000
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Description
Marcel Breuer Canaan Desk with drawers and filing cabinet Rosewood Gavina Spa edition 1962 H76 W146 D60 cm Signs of wear consistent with its age and use Dino Gavina was visiting Breuer’s country house in New Canaan. There, he came across this masterpiece and decided to produce it under the name ‘Canaan’. Bibliography: Brera Academy of Fine Arts, ‘Dino Gavina: Ultrarazionale Ultramobile’, Editrice Compositori, Milan 1998, pp. 172, 173 Fondazione Scientifica Querini Stampalia, ‘Dino Gavina: An Iconic Collection of Modernism from 1950 to 1992’, Jaca Livre, Milan 1992, p. 55 Virgilio Vercelloni, ‘The Adventure of Design: Gavina’, Jaca Books, Milan 1987, p. 30
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About the sale Sculptural furniture and functional art
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Auction time 10/25/2026 at 2:30 PM
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