A BEUGEL CHAIR

Details

Gerrit Th. Rietveld, designed 1927, executed circa 1930
A BEUGEL CHAIR
Black lacquered plywood seat supported by silver lacquered frame with black lacquered wooden armrests
91.5 cm. high

Provenance

Gabriel Smit
Thence by descent

Special notice

Christie’s charges a premium to the buyer on the Hammer Price of each lot sold at the following rates: 29.75% of the Hammer Price of each lot up to and including €5,000, plus 23.8% of the Hammer Price between €5,001 and €400,000, plus 14.28% of any amount in excess of €400,001. Buyer’s premium is calculated on the basis of each lot individually.

Lot Essay

For comparison see:
Daniele Baroni, The furniture of Gerrit Thomas Rietveld, New York 1977, pp. 114-115, no. 18
Marijke Küper and Ida van Zijl, Gerrit Th. Rietveld, Het volledige werk, Utrecht, 1992, p. 117, no. 119 and p. 171
Peter Vöge, The complete Rietveld furniture, Rotterdam 1993, p. 19, no. 19
Charlotte and Peter Fiell, 1000 Chairs, Köln, 1997, p. 195

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