Francois-Xavier LALANNE (1927-2008) and Claude LALANNE (1925 - Lot 141

Francois-Xavier LALANNE (1927-2008) and Claude LALANNE (1925-2019) Maison du café" pedestal table and chair, also known as "Grain de café", with curved steel and brown leather structures Chair seat and back in brass with removable cushion upholstered in brown leather Models created in 1965 H: 73 cm Diam: 61.5 cm (pedestal table) H: 75.5 cm W: 40.5 cm D: 51 cm (chair) A certificate of authenticity from Madame Claude Lalanne and François-Xavier Lalanne dated January 17, 2006 will be given to the purchaser. Provenance: Private collection, Paris: Private collection, Paris Bibliography : -Abadie, Daniel, "Lalanne(s)", Paris, Flammarion SA, 2008, for the model chairs reproduced on page 304. Note: In 1965, Claude Lalanne designed these "Grains de Café" tables and chairs for the office of Olivier de la Baume, director of Maison du Café, a French coffee company. The chairs accompanied an articulated desk and conference table designed for the same commission by her husband François-Xavier Lalanne.