Bronze coffee table Michel Mangematin

Rare bronze coffee table by Michel Mangematin.

After graduating from the École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1957, he spent time in the United States and worked in the offices of Frank Lloyd Wright and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.

Known for his activity as an architect, he left and created very few furniture models.

  • Clear glass shelf, period with rare superficial scratches (normal wear), the outline without chips.
  • Legs: very good condition. The underside (unpolished ribs) has a slightly greenish gray area on one end (last picture)
  • Glass slab 120 CM in diameter
  • Legs 117 CM H 33 CM

References:

  1. Antagonisms 2, THE OBJECT ” Museum of Decorative Arts. Palais du Louvre. Pavilion of Marsan. Paris 1962. P.86.
  2. “Plaisir de France” September 1970. The artist’s complete salon reproduced to illustrate an article on the development of the Château de Chazeron by Michel Mangematin and Roger Bruny
  3. Architectural Digest magazine, France, August – September, 2015,P.116.

 

 

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