DESIGNED BY GERRIT TH. RIETVELD FOR METZ & CO. IN 1936-1937, EXECUTED CIRCA 1960

Details

An upholstered easy-chair
Designed by Gerrit Th. Rietveld for Metz & Co. in 1936-1937, executed circa 1960
Of angular construction, fully upholstered in brown sailcloth
See illustration

Provenance

TU Twenthe
acquired by the present owner

Special notice

Christie's charges a Buyer's premium calculated at 23.205% of the hammer price for each lot with a value up to €110,000. If the hammer price of a lot exceeds €110,000 then the premium for the lot is calculated at 23.205% of the first €110,000 plus 11.9% of any amount in excess of €110,000. Buyer's Premium is calculated on this basis for each lot individually.

Lot Essay

For comparison see:
Marijke Küper and Ida van Zijl, G.Th. Rietveld 1888-1964, het volledige werk, p. 175, no. 258
Peter Vöge, The complete Rietveld furniture, Rotterdam, 1993, p. 96, no. 157

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