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Marcel Breuer
Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 USD
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Description
- Marcel Breuer
- Chair, Model No. B32
- with firm's 1930 Thonet metal disk
- chromium-plated tubular steel, beech and original caning
Provenance
Barry Friedman Ltd., New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1986
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1986
Exhibited
Designing Modernity: The Arts of Reform and Persuasion 1885-1945, The Wolfsonian, Miami Beach, FL, November 11, 1995-April 28, 1996
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA, July 21-September 22, 1996
Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA, October 24, 1996-January 12, 1997
The Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA, February 22-May 18, 1997
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA, July 21-September 22, 1996
Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA, October 24, 1996-January 12, 1997
The Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA, February 22-May 18, 1997
Literature
Christopher Wilk, Marcel Breuer: Furniture and Interiors, New York, 1981, pp. 74, 98, 105, 115, 146 and 177
Alexander von Vegesack, Deutsche Stahlrohrmöbel, Munich, 1986, pp. 73, 102 and 130
Derek E. Ostergard, ed., Bent Wood and Metal Furniture: 1850-1946, New York, 1987, p. 276
Bauhaus-Möbel: Eine Legende Wird Besichtigt, Berlin, 2003, pp. 254-256
Bernd Polster and Volker Fischer, Bauhaus Design: Die Produkte der Neuen Sachlichkeit, Köln, 2009, p. 209
Alexander von Vegesack, Deutsche Stahlrohrmöbel, Munich, 1986, pp. 73, 102 and 130
Derek E. Ostergard, ed., Bent Wood and Metal Furniture: 1850-1946, New York, 1987, p. 276
Bauhaus-Möbel: Eine Legende Wird Besichtigt, Berlin, 2003, pp. 254-256
Bernd Polster and Volker Fischer, Bauhaus Design: Die Produkte der Neuen Sachlichkeit, Köln, 2009, p. 209
Condition
Overall in excellent original condition. Original caning intact with approximately 3-4 minor breaks and one loss to a ½ inch section of border caning in proper left corner. Seat back caning with approximately 4-5 minor breaks and one loss to 1 ½ inch section of border caning in proper left corner. Bentwood with some nicks and scratches throughout and edge rubbing to seat. Chromium-plated tubular steel with some light oxidation throughout. Loss to chromium plating at top proper left side of chair seat back approximately 2 inches in length. Some areas of rubbing to the tubular steel base exposes base metal beneath chromium plating.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.