CHARLOTTE PERRIAND (1903-1999) Model commonly known as Méribel, originally designed around [1941], our chair acquired through Galerie Meubles et Fonctions in the late 1960s-early 1970s. Chair. The cylindrical ash legs are joined under the seat by a cross-brace. The curved solid ash back band; the profiled top edge. The seat is (re)mulched. Older editions. H. 75.5 cm - W. 42 cm - D. 42 cm Used condition, the mulching has been redone and is not original. Provenance : Work acquired through Galerie Meubles et Fonctions in the late 1960s - early 1970s by the current owner. Bibliography : - Art & Décoration - N° 9 of 1948. Identical model reproduced on page 9. - Jacques Barsac - Charlotte Perriand - L'œuvre complète, volume 2, 1940-1955 - Éditions Archives Charlotte Perriand/Norma, Paris, 2015. The original plan and elevation of our seat model reproduced on page 102, identical models reproduced on page 161. - Jacques Barsac - Charlotte Perriand - L'œuvre complète, volume 3, 1956-1968 - Éditions Archives Charlotte Perriand/Norma, Paris, 2015. Identical models reproduced on pages 268, 333 and 336. - Patrick Favardin - Le Style 50 - Un moment de l'art français - Éditions Sous le Vent-Vilo, Paris, 1987. Identical model reproduced on page 23.