A lacquered wood corner bench

DESIGNED BY GERRIT RIETVELD IN THE LATE 1950S

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A lacquered wood corner bench
Designed by Gerrit Rietveld in the late 1950s
Blue lacquered shaped and straight back and seat

Provenance

Designed for the Verpaalen commission in 1960-1964, then by descent in the family

Lot Essay

This corner bench was a fixed element in the Verpaalen house, as shown on the original architectural plan now in the Rietveld-archives, Centraal Museum Utrecht

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