GERRIT RIETVELD (1888-1964)

A PAINTED PINE RIGHT-HANDED 'STELTMAN' CHAIR, DESIGNED 1963

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GERRIT RIETVELD (1888-1964)
A Painted Pine Right-Handed 'Steltman' Chair, designed 1963
manufactured by Gerard van de Groenekan after Rietveld's death
27¼ in. (69.5 cm.) high
branded H.G.M G.A.v.D Groenekan DE BILT NEDERLAND

Lot Essay

cf. M. Küper and I. van Zijl, Gerrit Th. Rietveld, Utrecht, 1992 pp. 337 and 341 for examples of this model.

P. Vöge, The Complete Rietveld Furniture, Rotterdam, 1993, p. 167 for an example of this model.

The chair was originally designed for a jewelry store in The Hague.

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