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DESIGNED BY G. TH. RIETVELD IN 1936, PURCHASED AT METZ & CO. IN CIRCA 1940
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'R 45', A WOODEN AND GLASS SIDEBOARD
DESIGNED BY G. TH. RIETVELD IN 1936, PURCHASED AT METZ & CO. IN CIRCA 1940
Of rectangular form, the central compartment with sliding wire glass doors and right side, enclosing welded iron supports and three glass shelves, flanked to the left by a section with four graduated drawers and one hinged compartment, simulating a drawer, all with polished glass handles, enclosing a fitted interior for cutlery.
93 cm. high x 200 cm. wide x 56 cm. deep
DESIGNED BY G. TH. RIETVELD IN 1936, PURCHASED AT METZ & CO. IN CIRCA 1940
Of rectangular form, the central compartment with sliding wire glass doors and right side, enclosing welded iron supports and three glass shelves, flanked to the left by a section with four graduated drawers and one hinged compartment, simulating a drawer, all with polished glass handles, enclosing a fitted interior for cutlery.
93 cm. high x 200 cm. wide x 56 cm. deep
Provenance
Purchased at Metz & Co by the De Wolff Peereboom family, circa 1940, by the previous owner. Anonymous sale, Sotheby's Amsterdam, 7 December 2000, lot 333. Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
Comparative literature L. Dosi Delfini, The Furniture Collection Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Rotterdam, 2004, p. 497. M. Kueper and I.van Zijl, Gerrit Th. Rietveld 1888-1964, het volledige werk, Utrecht 1992, p. 322.
For a contemporary illustration of an R 45 sideboard in situ, see P. Timmer, Metz & Co, de creatieve jaren, Rotterdam 1995, p. 130.
For a contemporary illustration of an R 45 sideboard in situ, see P. Timmer, Metz & Co, de creatieve jaren, Rotterdam 1995, p. 130.
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