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A pair of pinewood 'crate easy chairs'
Details
Gerrit Rietveld (1888-1964)
A pair of pinewood 'crate easy chairs'
designed by Gerrit Rietveld in 1934, the slatted back and seat flanked by open armrests
each 61.6 cm. high, 55.9 cm. wide, 60.4 cm. deep.
(2)Executed before 1937
A pair of pinewood 'crate easy chairs'
designed by Gerrit Rietveld in 1934, the slatted back and seat flanked by open armrests
each 61.6 cm. high, 55.9 cm. wide, 60.4 cm. deep.
(2)Executed before 1937
Provenance
Acquired at Metz & Co, Amsterdam between 1934 and 1937 by the previous owners.
Anonymous sale, Christie's, Amsterdam, 26 May 1999, lot 226.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owners.
Anonymous sale, Christie's, Amsterdam, 26 May 1999, lot 226.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owners.
Literature
See for comparison:
M. Küper, I. van Zijl, Gerrit Th. Rietveld 1888-1964, Het volledige werk, Utrecht, 1992, pp. 155-156.
P. Vöge, The complete Rietveld furniture, Rotterdam, 1993, p. 88, no. 133.
P. Timmer, Metz & Co, de creatieve jaren, Rotterdam, 1995, p. 104.
C. Fiell, P. Fiell, 1000 Chairs, Cologne, 1997, p. 216.
M. Küper, I. van Zijl, Gerrit Th. Rietveld 1888-1964, Het volledige werk, Utrecht, 1992, pp. 155-156.
P. Vöge, The complete Rietveld furniture, Rotterdam, 1993, p. 88, no. 133.
P. Timmer, Metz & Co, de creatieve jaren, Rotterdam, 1995, p. 104.
C. Fiell, P. Fiell, 1000 Chairs, Cologne, 1997, p. 216.
Special notice
This lot will be transfered to an offsite warehouse at the close of business on the day of the sale. We give you two weeks free storage, after which charges begin.
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