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Jan de Jong / Dom Hans van der Laan (NL. mid-c20th)

painted wood. 162.5 x 43.8 x 52.4cm high

Early design bench (1964) by Jan de Jong, the Dutch Bossche School architect and protegé of the Dutch Benedictine monk and architect Dom Hans van de 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. (we have photographs of the bench in use)
The installation of the furniture for the church was made under the supervision of Dom Hans vd Laan. Essentially it was through these early Jan de Jong projects that Dom Hans vd Laan was able to witness the realisation of his complex design ideas and beliefs for what was possibly one of the first times.

Price: 6.500 euro

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Haagse School / Art Deco settle / bench 1930s

Oak frame with drop-in seat and upholstered back. 103 x 59.3 x 102.6cm high.

A neat little bench in the Dutch art deco / Haagse School style. The upholstery is showing its age – It would benefit greatly from a complete re-upholstery (which we have taken into account when pricing it).

Price: 1.700 euro

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Benches

Pair of Dutch circa 1940s cherry and oak wood benches with superb all original patina.

186.5cm wide x 33.5cm deep x 48cm high

A pair of simple and attractive benches. Oak boards on cherry wood X-frame legs. The thin oak and peg constructed base gives these benches an elegant modernist appeal. The best aspect of these benches is their warm period patina – It shows just the perfect degree of age and use. They are stable and ready for use. (We also have a matching table – available)

Price: 1.700 euro (pair)

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x2 Bossche school benches

Jan de Jong / Dom Hans van der Laan (Nl 1904-1991)

Pair of original Bossche School church benches/pews from the Sint-Willibroduskerk in Almelo. 1960s.

Stained pine wood with hand forged large nails.

302 x 67 x 86.5 (seat height 48.5) Note: Measurements are according to van der Laan’s theories of the ‘plastic number’ system.

Two rare long benches designed by the Dutch Benedictine monk and architect Dom Hans van der Laan and executed by fellow architect Jan de Jong for the Sint-Willibroduskerk in Almelo.
The architect Jan de Jong who worked closely together with Dom Hans van der Laan was responsible for the design of the church and its interior. They created an outstanding body of work ,very much defining what is called now the Dutch Bossche School style.
The artist Wim van Hoof was responsible for the entire colour scheme of the church and its interior (including these benches). The colour of the benches is mostly green but has a touch of brown with a silvery blue tint.
The benches were purchased after the demolition of the church in 2005 and is in a very nice original condition.

Price: 11,500 euro (per piece)

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Delft School benches x2

bench 1/ 200 x 44.5 x 65.5cm high (seat height 43cm)

bench 2/ 221 x 46 x 65.5cm high (seat height 44cm)

Delft School small oak benches / School of M.J. Granpré Molière or A.J. Kropholler (x2 benches of differing lengths available).

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

Price: 2.500 euro p/p

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