Two garden egg lounge chairs - “Ei des Kolumbus”, designed by Peter Ghyczy
Federal Republic of Germany 1968, manufactured by Reuter, Lemförde, folding construction made of white and yellow dyed polyurethane, backrest and seat cushions with red and black textile covering. Dimensions of each chair: height c. 106 cm (open) / c. 50 cm (closed), depth c. 87 cm, width c. 73 cm. (MHA)
The present garden chair turns into an egg-shaped object when the backrest is folded. This seating object, designed by Peter Ghyczy in 1968, was produced both in the Federal Republic of Germany and in the former GDR. In the latter, it was given the name “Senftenberger Ei” (Senftenberg egg), since the local producer was VEB Synthesewerk Schwarzheide near Senftenberg.
Lit.:
Ph. Garner, Sixties Design, Cologne 1996, p. 110 - Ph. Decelle, D. Hennebert, P. Loze, L’Utopie du Tout Plastique, Brussels 1994, p. 83 - Ch. & P. Fiell, 1000 chairs, Cologne 1997, p. 426
Specialist: Mathias Harnisch, MA
Mathias Harnisch, MA
+43-1-515 60-242
Mathias.Harnisch@dorotheum.at
02.10.2019 - 16:00
- Realized price: **
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EUR 1,280.-
- Estimate:
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EUR 1,200.- to EUR 1,800.-
Two garden egg lounge chairs - “Ei des Kolumbus”, designed by Peter Ghyczy
Federal Republic of Germany 1968, manufactured by Reuter, Lemförde, folding construction made of white and yellow dyed polyurethane, backrest and seat cushions with red and black textile covering. Dimensions of each chair: height c. 106 cm (open) / c. 50 cm (closed), depth c. 87 cm, width c. 73 cm. (MHA)
The present garden chair turns into an egg-shaped object when the backrest is folded. This seating object, designed by Peter Ghyczy in 1968, was produced both in the Federal Republic of Germany and in the former GDR. In the latter, it was given the name “Senftenberger Ei” (Senftenberg egg), since the local producer was VEB Synthesewerk Schwarzheide near Senftenberg.
Lit.:
Ph. Garner, Sixties Design, Cologne 1996, p. 110 - Ph. Decelle, D. Hennebert, P. Loze, L’Utopie du Tout Plastique, Brussels 1994, p. 83 - Ch. & P. Fiell, 1000 chairs, Cologne 1997, p. 426
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: | 02.10.2019 - 16:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 27.09. - 02.10.2019 |
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