6th Mar, 2021 9:30 GMT/BST

20th Century Design

 
  Lot 2261
 

2261

After Eileen Gray E1027 Adjustable Glass and Chrome Side Table, unmarked, 72cm (modern) This table

After Eileen Gray E1027 Adjustable Glass and Chrome Side Table, unmarked, 72cm (modern) This table was named after the summer cliff top house E 1027, Maison en bord de mer (near Monaco), that Eileen Gray built for herself and for her collaborator, Jean Badovici. Likewise, the secret code-name comes from her: E is for Eileen, 10 for Jean (J is the 10th letter of the alphabet), 2 for B(Badovici) and 7 for G(Gray). The design of this table was to enable one of her sisters to indulge her love of eating breakfast in bed.

Sold for £220
Estimated at £80 - £120


 

.A bit dirty but otherwise in good order. 51cm wde. First hole 57cm high fifth hole 74.5cm high.

 


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Auction: 20th Century Design, 6th Mar, 2021

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