a three-piece child's suite

DESIGNED BY KO VERZUU, EXECUTED BY ADO, APELDOORN, CIRCA 1934

Details

a three-piece child's suite
Designed by Ko Verzuu, executed by ADO, Apeldoorn, circa 1934
Comprising two armchairs and a table, constructed of rectangular pieces of bright yellow, bright red and brown painted wood
Chairs 9.2cm. high
The chairs both with white enamelled circular metal label moulded ado nederl fabrikaat, the table with paper label printed Het Kinderparadijs Leuwestraat 26-28 Hilversum Tel.4353 (3)

Literature

Frederike Huygen Johannes Teutenberg, ADO Speelgoed, Museum Boymans- van Beuningen, Rotterdam, 1994

Lot Essay

ADO (Arbeid Door Onvolwaardigen) was a workshop for occupational therapy at the health-resort 'Berg en Bosch' in Apeldoorn. Doll's furniture, trains, cars etc. were made after designs by and under guidance of Ko Verzuu. The main part of Verzuu's mianiture furniture are inspired by designs of G.T. Rietveld, H. Wouda and C. Alons.

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