A WHITE-PAINTED DESK

DESIGNED BY BART VAN DER LECK, EXECUTED BY PIET DUURLAND, LAREN, CIRCA 1930

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A WHITE-PAINTED DESK
DESIGNED BY BART VAN DER LECK, EXECUTED BY PIET DUURLAND, LAREN, CIRCA 1930
THE RECTANGULAR TOP WITH PLAIN FRIEZE CASING A TWO KNOBBED DRAWER, WITH PANELLED SINGLE PEDESTAL ON FOUR SQUARE SECTION FEET, REVEALING TWO COMPARTMENTS WITH A SHELF, ONE AT THE FRONT, ONE AT THE RIGHT SIDE, BOTH WITH A RED COLOURED CURTAIN
75.5CM. HIGH X 127.5CM. WIDE X 67.5CM. DEEP

Provenance

BART VAN DER LECK
MRS. N. SCHONK-VAN DER LECK
THENCE BY DESCENT TO PRESENT OWNER

Lot Essay

THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS DESK SEEMS TO BE INSPIRED BY THE DESK DESIGNED BY PIET ELLING WITH COLOUR APPLICATION BY BART VAN DER LECK, SOLD IN THESE ROOMS ON 21 DECEMBER 1999.

A BLACK AND WHITE IMAGE MADE IN 1938, SHOWING THE DESK IN SITU IS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. THE IMAGE SHOWS NOOR EN HANSJE VAN DER LECK, DAUGHTERS OF THE ARTIST IN FRONT OF THEIR PARENTAL HOUSE. THE IMAGE COMES FROM THE ARCHIVES OF BEP VAN DER LECK, THE THIRD DAUGHTER OF THE ARTIST.

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