furniture, art & design
Bruno Gatta (Italy c20th)
An elegant pendant light by Bruno Gatta for Stilnovo. Circa 1950s.
36cm wide x 82cm high (including ceiling fitting)
It has three original lamp fittings and a frosted glass diffuser inside a black lacquered metal ring.
Price: 1.000 euro
Jetty Homan (Nl. 1912-1996)
Bronze. 52.5cm high
The Dutch artist Jetty Homan established herself in her younger years as a ballet dancer. After 1950 she began a career as a largely self-taught sculptor. At first she began working in ceramics and later she focussed primarily on making abstract bronze sculptures.
This sculpture is typical of her interest in an organic movement articulated in form and material. (Unsigned as was normal for her work). It has its original wooden base.
Price: 850 euro
Alvar Aalto (Fin.1898-1976)
Model 88 Nesting Tables for Artek, 1950s/60s
Rare versions with teak tops.
Two tables of a model 88 nesting table set by Alvar Aalto for Artek.
(the middle size table is unfortunately missing).
Price: 980 euro
Bram van den Berg (Nl)
Stained pine wood chair.
A rare chair made after a commission from Bas van Pelt / The Hague. Circa 1953 for the youth hostel at Ockenberg-Kijckduin in The Netherlands.
This chair’s rudimentary but simple form and functional design typifies the spirit of the utilitarian design movement that surrounded the WWII period in Europe.
625.00 euro
[merzbau] 