Sotheby’s sold a Jean Prouvé table for $1.6 million last month—but didn't mention it might contain asbestos:
tables made from fibrated Granipoli concrete—a French trade term for a mixture of cement and asbestos, a fibrous mineral known to cause mesothelioma, asbestosis, and lung cancer.sold for $988,000
Jean Prouvé refectory tables as seen at La Pierre Attelée summer camp, Saint-Brévin l’Océan, France. Photo courtesy of Sotheby’s New York. It was Jonathan O’Hea, an art and antiques dealer in New Jersey, who first noticed that Sotheby’s was selling a table containing potentially hazardous materials. Thanks to his familiarity with older materials—he has a bachelors degree in historic preservation—it was the word “fibrated” that set off alarm bells.
This Jean Prouvé refectory table has a “fibrated Granipoli concrete” top. It turns out Granipoli is a trade term for an asbestos product. Photo courtesy of Sotheby’s New York.
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