JEAN PROUVÉ (1901-1984) F.P. 11, the model designed around [1945-47], the following version named Fauteuil Direction pivotant n° 353, our seat realized in the Ateliers Jean Prouvé at the end of the 1940s, an identical model presented at the Salon des Arts Ménagers, Paris, 1948 Swivel office chair. The original black lacquered tubular metal structure; the part under the seat is cruciform. The armrests in original oak; the flat tops. The seat upholstered in brick imitation leather and finished in piping; complete with its reverse in isorel. The backrest also upholstered in brick imitation leather and finished in piping; the back is studded. The foot consists of a cylindrical shaft in original black lacquered metal resting on a cruciform base in pressed and lacquered black steel sheet. Condition of use, jumps and wear to the lacquer, oxidation. Height : 76 cm - Width : 66 cm - Depth : 60 cm Provenance: Private collection, near Nancy (Meurthe-et-Moselle). Exhibition : Salon des Arts Ménagers, Paris, 1948 - An identical model was presented at this event. Bibliography : - Le Décor d'Aujourd'hui - N° 43 of 1948. An identical model, behind a desk Direction, reproduced page 33 in an article dedicated to the Salon des Arts Ménagers. - Les meubles des Ateliers Jean Prouvé - Brochure distributed by Steph Simon (52 avenue des Champs-Élysées Paris 8) then exclusive dealer of Ateliers Jean Prouvé, circa 1950. A swivel desk chair is featured twice (behind a Presidency desk and a Management desk) in this publication. - Peter Sulzer - Jean Prouvé Complete Works, vol.3, 1944-1954 - Birkhäuser Editions, Basel, 2005. Identical models and variants and plans reproduced on pages 64, 65, 214 and 215. - Yolande Amic - Le mobilier français 1945-1964, collection Intérieurs - Le Éditions du Regard, Paris, 1983. An identical model shown in an archive photograph reproduced on page 69.