Sale 2416
Amsterdam
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26 May 1999
Price realised
NLG 23,404
Estimate
'MR20', a chromed tubular armchair Designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in 1927, executed circa 1927 Bent tubular frame with black canvas seat and backrest, stained wooden armrests
Provenance
Presented by Bart van der Leck and his daughter in the late forties to their family doctor as a token of good relationship, then to the latter's widow
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Literature
For comparison see for example: Charlotte and Peter Fiell, 1000 Chairs, Kln, 1997, p. 171
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