MODEL B3-TYPE CLUB ARMCHAIR

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MARCEL BREUER; Hungary
MODEL B3-TYPE CLUB ARMCHAIR
designed 1925, manufactured 1927-28 by Standard Möbel, nickel-plated tubular steel frame, Eisengarn
29¼in. (74.3cm.) height; 30¾in. (78.1cm.) width; 27in. (68.6cm.) depth

Provenance

Christie's, Amsterdam, 26 October 1989, Lot 438

Special notice

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Lot Essay

Cf: Christopher Wilk, Marcel Breuer, Furniture and Interiors, New York, 1981, pp. 51 and 63, ill. 41 and 58 (the design illustrated)
See Also: Magdalene Droste, Marcel Breuer, Cologne, 1994, p. 62, pl. (d)

The designation B3 for this design was applied only after Thonet acquired manufacture rights in 1931.

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