Maria Pergay, Boite en métal argenté

Silver metal box from the 50s/60s by Maria Pergay. 
Contours worked like a rope.
Inscription: "FABRICE. 8 December 1973" on the back.
Very good condition. 
Some scratches of use.

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Maria Pergay (1930) is a French artist designer of Moldovan origin, pioneer of stainless steel objects and furniture.
It promotes steel for its strength and availability, among other qualities.
Pergay made a name for herself in the 1960s when she was approached by Uginox, a French stainless steel company, to design small decorative objects. In return, she designed a collection of furniture presented at the Maison Jardin gallery in 1968.
 The collection included two metal pieces, the Flying Carpet Daybed and the Ring Chair, described as inspired by the spiral shape of an orange peel.  His stool Vague (1968) is included in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Pergay was commissioned by Givenchy, Pierre Cardin, Fendi, Christian Dior, Jacques Heim and Alvador Dalí.
Best known on the other side of the Atlantic where his work has been exhibited since 1971 after a first show organized by Air France, The New York Gallery Demisch Danant held its first retrospective in 2006 and its Metamorphosis installation was exhibited in 2013 at the Miami Design Show.