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DESIGNED BY GERRIT RIETVELD IN 1934, EXECUTED IN THE 1930S
Details
A pair of pinewood 'crate easy chairs'
Designed by Gerrit Rietveld in 1934, executed in the 1930s
Slatted angled back and open angled seat between open arm and square uprights (2)
Designed by Gerrit Rietveld in 1934, executed in the 1930s
Slatted angled back and open angled seat between open arm and square uprights (2)
Provenance
Bought by the parents of the present owners at Metz & Co in the 1930s
Literature
See for comparison:
Marijke Kper and Ida van Zijl, Gerrit Th. Rietveld 1888-1964, het volledige werk, pp. 155-156
Peter Vge, The complete Rietveld furniture, Rotterdam, 1993, pp. 88-89, no. 133;
Petra Timmer, Metz & Co, de creatieve jaren, Rotterdam, 1995, p. 104
Charlotte and Peter Fiell, 1000 Chairs, Kln, 1997, p. 216
Marijke Kper and Ida van Zijl, Gerrit Th. Rietveld 1888-1964, het volledige werk, pp. 155-156
Peter Vge, The complete Rietveld furniture, Rotterdam, 1993, pp. 88-89, no. 133;
Petra Timmer, Metz & Co, de creatieve jaren, Rotterdam, 1995, p. 104
Charlotte and Peter Fiell, 1000 Chairs, Kln, 1997, p. 216