A small bent plywood Table, designed by Marcel Breuer for Isokon in 1936, formed from a single piece of cut and bent laminated plywood, largest from a nest of three, underside stamped Made in Estonia, c.1936

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A small bent plywood Table, designed by Marcel Breuer for Isokon in 1936, formed from a single piece of cut and bent laminated plywood, largest from a nest of three, underside stamped Made in Estonia, c.1936
35.5cm. high; 60.5cm. wide; 42cm. deep
Provenance
Jack Pritchard; thence by descent

Lot Essay

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This example dates from the earliest period of production of Breuer's design, when Pritchard engaged his former employers, Venesta, to manufacture the bent plywood components of Breuer's chairs and these tables in their entirety. Later production in the United Kingdom saw a much thinner laminate being used

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