Lot No. 84


An armchair, Model No. B 55,


designed by Marcel Breuer, Berlin, 1928/29, manufactured by Thonet Mundus, Austria, c. 1932, chromium plated tubular steel, lacquered beechwood armrests, original red iron yarn, Thonet Mundus screws, height 87.5 cm, width 53.5 cm, depth 65 cm, height of seat 45 cm. (DR)

Original condition.

Lit.: A. v. Vegesack, Deutsche Stahlrohrmöbel, 650 Modelle aus Katalogen von 1927–1958, Munich 1986 - Ch. Wilk, Marcel Breuer Furniture and Interiors, Museum of Modern Art New York , 1981, p. 81 - M. Droste, M. Ludewig, Marcel Breuer, Bauhaus Archiv, Cologne 1992, p. 108, p. 156 - Marcel Breuer. Design und Architektur, Vitra Design Stiftung, 2003.

Specialist: Dr. Gerti Draxler Dr. Gerti Draxler
+43-1-515 60-226

gerti.draxler@dorotheum.at

18.05.2010 - 18:00

Realized price: **
EUR 2,750.-
Estimate:
EUR 2,200.- to EUR 2,800.-

An armchair, Model No. B 55,


designed by Marcel Breuer, Berlin, 1928/29, manufactured by Thonet Mundus, Austria, c. 1932, chromium plated tubular steel, lacquered beechwood armrests, original red iron yarn, Thonet Mundus screws, height 87.5 cm, width 53.5 cm, depth 65 cm, height of seat 45 cm. (DR)

Original condition.

Lit.: A. v. Vegesack, Deutsche Stahlrohrmöbel, 650 Modelle aus Katalogen von 1927–1958, Munich 1986 - Ch. Wilk, Marcel Breuer Furniture and Interiors, Museum of Modern Art New York , 1981, p. 81 - M. Droste, M. Ludewig, Marcel Breuer, Bauhaus Archiv, Cologne 1992, p. 108, p. 156 - Marcel Breuer. Design und Architektur, Vitra Design Stiftung, 2003.

Specialist: Dr. Gerti Draxler Dr. Gerti Draxler
+43-1-515 60-226

gerti.draxler@dorotheum.at


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Auction: Design
Auction type: Saleroom auction
Date: 18.05.2010 - 18:00
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 05.05. - 18.05.2010


** Purchase price incl. buyer's premium and VAT

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