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Lot 40
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Gerrit Rietveld

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 EUR
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Description

  • Gerrit Thomas Rietveld
  • Steltman chair, designed in 1963, realised after 1964
  • wood
  • 69,7 x 49,8 x 45 cm ; 27  1/2  x 19  5/8  x 17  3/4  in.
oak
Branded H.G.M. G.A.v.d.GROENEKAN DE BILT NEDERLAND on the underside

Provenance

Prof. Dr. P. Singelenberg, Utrecht
Whiterouge Gallery, Maastricht
Private collection, Belgium

Literature

Daniele Baroni, The Furniture of Gerrit Thomas Rietveld, New York, 1978, pp. 158 and 172-173
Marijke Küper et Ida van Zijl, Gerrit Th. Rietveld, Utrecht, 1992, pp. 332 and 341

Condition

FR : Bon état général. Le bois est légèrement asséché. Petits éclats le long des arêtes, plus importants sur deux des pieds. EN : Good overall condition. The wood is slightly dry Minor chips along the edges, more important on two of the feet.
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