JEAN PROUVÉ (1901-1984) & ATELIERS JEAN PROUVÉPair of frames specially made in 1945-46 for the Editions Braun in Mulhouse and made in only two copies. Pair of reference case bases that can form a pair of brackets. Proofs in folded steel sheet, formerly lacquered. Condition of use, missing a spacer bar at the back of one of the legs, deformations, very strong oxidation, significant wear and tear to the lacquer. Height : 82,5 cm - Length : 115 cm - Depth : 47 cmProvenance : Private collection, Alsace . This work was acquired by the father of the current owner after the factory moved from Dornach (Mulhouse) to Vieux-Thann in 1987 after the purchase of the Braun company by Burda in 1980. In the months and years following this move, the machines and equipment of the old Mulhouse factory were dispersed and the building was finally destroyed. Bibliography: Peter Sulzer - Jean Prouvé complete works, vol.3, 1944-1954 - Birkhäuser Publishing, Basel, 2005 . Description of these frames under reference 1006 page 62 and plan (with locker) reproduced on page 62 (ill. 1006.1).