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Anthroposophical wall mirror. Circa 1930s-1940s.

Hand carved wooden mirror made and organically shaped according to the Anthroposophical principles – the early c20th spiritual philosophy founded by Rudolf Steiner in Switzerland. The broad philosophy extended to the arts and crafts in a distinctive, often organic, architectural/design style (a key example being the Goetheanum in Dornach). Anthroposophy became deeply embedded in Dutch culture – This mirror came out of the Dutch town of Zeist (The town name is part of an original inscription on the reverse) which has long been the Dutch centre of the movement.

The frame is in good original condition, and has a great colour and age related patina.

Price: 2.450 euro

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Hague School (early c20th)

Writing desk. Circa 1920s. oak and coromandel wood.

159.5cm wide x 84.5cm deep x 74.5cm high

A well proportioned sturdy desk in the Dutch art deco/modernist style. There are various compartments and pull out shelves inside. The top was once also brown but has been darkened to a very befitting dark brown/black. (Note: the locks are not working on the two doors)

Price: 3.200 euro

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Marcel Breuer (Hn/USA 1902-81)

B40 Dining Chairs in Nickel-Plated Tubular Steel and Eisengarn fabric by Marcel Breuer for Tecta, 1980s. Set of 4

A rare set of four modernist chairs. Originally designed in the 1920s, this set were produced by Tecta who used sturdy eisengarn fabric common to Bauhaus chairs in the c20th (eisengarn labels to underside of seats). The tubular steel frames are very close the originals in nickel plated fine steel that makes them incredibly light and yet robust in their construction.

Price: 2.750 euro

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Wim den Boon (Nl. 1912-1968)

1967. Storage boxes. Beech wood. Each 55 x 65 x 28cm high.

A set of four solid beech wood storage boxes that were designed by the Dutch mid-century architect Wim den Boon. They were designed and made specifically for a client in Laren in the Netherlands. We have a drawing by the architect (that will be supplied with the boxes) that shows the boxes were originally designed to go underneath an in-built sofa to add extra storage space to the room.
They each have wheels that enable them to be rolled around easily. They can also be stacked as shown (although they were not originally designed to be stacked and they are quite heavy).

Price: 1.250 euro

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Jan de Jong (Nl 1917-2001) / Dom Hans van der Laan

Rare Bossche School bench for Vincentius Church, Netherlands. 1964.

162.5 x 45 x 52.5cm high.

Early design bench (1964, Netherlands) by Jan de Jong, the Dutch Bossche School architect and protegé of the Dutch Benedictine monk and architect Dom Hans v.d. Laan. The bench was made for and used in the Vincentius a Paulo church in Eindhoven; an important early example of Bossche School architecture by De Jong. 

The installation of the furniture for the church was made under the supervision of Dom Hans v.d. Laan. Essentially it was through these early Jan de Jong projects that Dom Hans v.d. Laan was able to witness the realisation of his complex design ideas and beliefs for what was possibly one of the first times.

Price: 5.750 euro

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Delft School bench

200 x 44.5 x 65.5cm high (seat height 43cm). Solid oak wood.

A stylish and robust Delft School bench/seat. School of M.J. Granpré Molière or A.J. Kropholler .

Traditionalism in the Netherlands emerged shortly after the First World War. It was not so much a style as more of an attitude among architects who, in response to Functionalism and the Expressionism of the Amsterdam School, rediscovered the purity and simplicity of traditional country architecture. Under the leadership of M.J. Granpré Molière, professor at the Technical University in Delft from 1924 until 1953, many of these architects gathered in a movement which after World War Two became known as the Delftse School (‘Delft School’). Granpré Molière’s ideas include a preference for tidy brickwork, a minimal use of decorations, the inspiration taken from national architectural traditions and the use of ‘honest’ (i.e. traditional and natural) materials.
https://www.archimon.nl/history/traditionalism.html

It is easy to comprehend how subsequent Dutch design evolved into an even more simplified and pared-down version of such furniture as this. There are clear visual similarities to Rietveld or De Stijl.

Price: 2.650 euro

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Art Deco /modernist geometric side table.

Flame mahogany veneer. Dutch. Circa 1930s

79.5cm diameter x 62cm high

Functioning as a coffee table or side table, it has a simple almost classical symmetrical 1930s form; consisting of a circular top on a geometric cube base.

Price: 1.100 euro

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Junzo Sakakura and Daisaku Cho (Japan c20th)

Tendo, Japan. Circa 1970s. (makers label to back). Veneered plywood with original upholstery.

A scarce (outside of Japan) original Teiza Isu (low chair) model 5016 lounge chair. Designed in 1960 by Junzo Sakakura and Daisaku Cho who were prominent Japanese modernist figures who collaborated on iconic postwar furniture.

As the name “low chair” suggests, the low seat, at 29cm, allows you to sit cross-legged or with your legs stretched out. The rear of the seat is slightly sloped, and the thick cushion supports your body, allowing you to sit without straining your lower back.

Original fabric with some minor signs of age and use.

Price: 3.700 euro

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