A rare and early ‘Beugel Stoel’, designed by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld in 1927,
manufactured by Metz & Co, Netherlands, c. 1930, reduced moulded and beige coated laminated wood construction, coated tubular steel base, height approx. 73 cm, width approx. 40 cm, depth approx. 60 cm, height of seat approx. 43 cm. (MHA)
This model can be found in the collections of many important design museums around the globe. One example is on view at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London.
Lit.:
Daniele Baroni, The Furniture of Gerrit Thomas Rietveld, New York, 1978, pp. 97, 116|17; Marijke Küper, Ida van Zijl, Gerrit Th. Rietveld, Utrecht 1992, pp. 118 and 137
Provenance:
Frank Müsers, architect and gallery owner In the 1980s. Frank Müsers was an early dealer for Bauhaus objects and tubular steel furniture and contributed to the book Deutsche Stahlrohrmöbel (1993) by Alexander von Vegesack. Müsers had provided the basic information for the survey of tubular steel furniture production in the book and according to Alexander von Vegesack is a leading expert for early tubular steel furniture.
Specialist: Mathias Harnisch, MA
Mathias Harnisch, MA
+43-1-515 60-242
Mathias.Harnisch@dorotheum.at
07.11.2018 - 17:00
- Realized price: **
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EUR 27,552.-
- Estimate:
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EUR 12,000.- to EUR 15,000.-
A rare and early ‘Beugel Stoel’, designed by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld in 1927,
manufactured by Metz & Co, Netherlands, c. 1930, reduced moulded and beige coated laminated wood construction, coated tubular steel base, height approx. 73 cm, width approx. 40 cm, depth approx. 60 cm, height of seat approx. 43 cm. (MHA)
This model can be found in the collections of many important design museums around the globe. One example is on view at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London.
Lit.:
Daniele Baroni, The Furniture of Gerrit Thomas Rietveld, New York, 1978, pp. 97, 116|17; Marijke Küper, Ida van Zijl, Gerrit Th. Rietveld, Utrecht 1992, pp. 118 and 137
Provenance:
Frank Müsers, architect and gallery owner In the 1980s. Frank Müsers was an early dealer for Bauhaus objects and tubular steel furniture and contributed to the book Deutsche Stahlrohrmöbel (1993) by Alexander von Vegesack. Müsers had provided the basic information for the survey of tubular steel furniture production in the book and according to Alexander von Vegesack is a leading expert for early tubular steel furniture.
Specialist: Mathias Harnisch, MA
Mathias Harnisch, MA
+43-1-515 60-242
Mathias.Harnisch@dorotheum.at
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| Auction: | Design |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 07.11.2018 - 17:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 02.11. - 07.11.2018 |
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