'AMERSFOORT' CHAIR, designed by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld, grey painted iron tubing with applied wooden armrests, the backrest of metal netting, the seat of board, its border perforated, fastened to the frame by pieces of rope, with original cushions upholstered in a blue and white checked material (1949)

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'AMERSFOORT' CHAIR, designed by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld, grey painted iron tubing with applied wooden armrests, the backrest of metal netting, the seat of board, its border perforated, fastened to the frame by pieces of rope, with original cushions upholstered in a blue and white checked material (1949)

Provenance

Mrs. P.J. Geskes-Stoop, Busum

Lot Essay

Rietveld designed this chair to fit the cushions used in the Second World War jeeps. The seat of this chair has been made of board. Later versions show the use of netting not only for the backrest but also for the seat, this means that this lot is probably one of the first of the five known examples.

Daniele Baroni, Gerrit Thomas Rietveld, p. 158, no. 64

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