Lot Essay
This piano stool was commissioned along with several other pieces by Dr. Ten Doesschate who was a neighbor and friend of Rietveld, and the translator of his German correspondence.
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THE PROPERTY OF A NEW YORK COLLECTOR
AN EBONIZED AND LEATHER PIANO STOOL
GERRIT THOMAS RIETVELD, CIRCA 1923
Details
AN EBONIZED AND LEATHER PIANO STOOL
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld, circa 1923
with blue stained terminals
29½in. (74.9cm.) high
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld, circa 1923
with blue stained terminals
29½in. (74.9cm.) high
Provenance
Dr. Ten Doesschate, Utrecht
Barry Friedman, Ltd., New York
Barry Friedman, Ltd., New York