Lot 145
  • 145

Gerrit Thomas Rietveld

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 EUR
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Description

  • Gerrit Thomas Rietveld
  • Fauteuil et table basse Krat, le modèle créé en 1934, produits avant 1937
  • Pine wood
  • Fauteuil : Hauteur : 76,5 cm (30 1/8 in.) Largeur : 57,3 cm (22 5/8 in.) Profondeur : 55 cm (21 5/8 in.) ; Table : Hauteur : 47 cm (18 1/2 in.) Largeur : 62,8 cm (24 3/4 in.) Profondeur : 49,2 cm (19 3/8 in.)
structure en pin

Provenance

Acquis auprès de Metz & Co entre 1934 et 1937
Collection privée
Vente Christie's Amsterdam, 26 mai 1999, lots 227 et 230
Collection privée, Londres

Literature

Daniele Baroni, I mobili di Gerrit Thomas Rietveld, documenti di Casabella, éd. Electa, Milan, 1977, pp. 138-139, 141, 144-147, 150-151
Daniele Baroni, Gerrit Thomas Rietveld Furniture, éd. Academy, Londres, 1978, pp. 140-143, 148-149 et 152-153
Marijke Küper et Ida van Zijl, Gerrit Th. Rietveld, 1888-1964, Het volledige werk, éd. Centraal Museuum, Utrecht, 1992, pp. 155-156
Charlotte et Peter Fiel, 1000 chairs, éd. Taschen, Cologne, 2000, p. 216

Condition

Table : a lot of scratches to the surface, with stains. A few lack of wood along the edge close to the corners, and a crack in one of the wood panel along approx. 10 cm. The armchair with scratches mainly to the back and arms. Some chips to the wood where some the screws fit in. Trace of an old repair to the left rear foot trace of glue on the vertical panel from top to end.
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