Prototype folding chair, mod. 120b
DesignerJean Prouvé
Manufacturer/Maker/EditorTecta
OriginGermany
Year19301983
Design Museum SectionFrench Design IconsDesigned by Architects
Categories
Designheroes ID406769
Auction HouseWright
HeadquarterChicago, United States
Availabilitysold
Conditionpre-owned/vintage
Sale nameCollecting is an Art. Michael Jefferson at 25 Years
Sale dateOct 07, 2025
Lot Number113
Estimate$8,000–12,000
Price realized8'890 USD
Prototype folding chair, mod. 120b
Jean Prouvé
France / Germany, 1930 / 1983
Tecta
enameled steel, canvas upholstery
40¼ h × 18 w × 18½ d in (102 × 46 × 47 cm)
Literature
Jean Prouvé: Furniture, van Geest, ppg. 19, 34-37
Jean Prouvé Complete Works Volume 1: 1917-1933, Sulzer, ppg. 99-103 discuss the Tecta production from 1983
Provenance
Jean Prouvé, Nancy, France
Thence by descent, Françoise Prouvé, the artist's daughter, Lorraine, France
Sarl Anticthermal, Nancy, France, 13 February 2021, Lot 191
Jeffrey Graetsch/MDFG, New York
Private Collection
ObjectPrototype folding chair, mod. 120b
DesignerJean Prouvé
Manufacturer/Maker/EditorTecta
OriginGermany
Year19301983
Design Museum SectionFrench Design IconsDesigned by Architects
Categories
Designheroes ID406769
Auction HouseWright
HeadquarterChicago, United States
Availabilitysold
Conditionpre-owned/vintage
Sale nameCollecting is an Art. Michael Jefferson at 25 Years
Sale dateOct 07, 2025
Lot Number113
Estimate$8,000–12,000
Price realized8'890 USD
