Lot 59
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The Property of Mrs E.H.A. Thunack Gravin Armin Boroskoja - Mispelblom Beyer A JACQUES VAN DE BOSCH PANELLED OAK DRAWING-ROOM SUITE, EXECUTED FOR 'T BINNENHUIS, CARVED AND WITH GEOMETRICAL INLAY OF DARK AND LIGHT STAINED WOOD, COMPRISING:
A SOFA WITH CUPBOARD AND BOOKCASE, the superstructure with overhanging rectangular top shelf above an open compartment and high backrest with two hinged cupboard doors, the twin-flap seat opening to reveal storage space, on rectangular base, with rectangular open armrests, with original key with artist's monogram

Details
A SOFA WITH CUPBOARD AND BOOKCASE, the superstructure with overhanging rectangular top shelf above an open compartment and high backrest with two hinged cupboard doors, the twin-flap seat opening to reveal storage space, on rectangular base, with rectangular open armrests, with original key with artist's monogram
153 cm high x 153 cm long x 77 cm deep
Provenance
Mr and Mrs J.E. de Graaf - van Oort, Oosterbeek, thence by descent to the grand-daughter and present owner

Lot Essay

cf. Lieske Tibbe o.a. Jac. van den Bosch 1868-1948, Drents Museum Assen, 1987, pp. 140-143 for a description of Villa de Graaf in Oosterbeek and an illustration of the drawing-room with part of the furniture

In 1912 the artist was commissioned to design 'Villa de Graaf' in Oosterbeek by the chairman of the life-insurance company 'Vesta' Jan Everwijn de Graaf (1865-1928), who was a close friend of Van den Bosch. He also designed the furniture for this house. The villa as well as part of the original furniture were destroyed during World War II, and the present suite is all that survives

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