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)

http://www.merzbaufurniture.com

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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Pine benches & table

Gilbert Marklund (Sweden mid-c.20th)

Furusnickarn AB, Sweden, 1970s

Table: 130 x 78 x 74cm high Benches: 124 x 42 x 43cm high

Two long benches and table by renowned Swedish design Gilbert Marklund. The table is the rarer larger version of the design that can seat up to four people.

The desirable aspect of this set is that it is in unrestored condition with all its original patina. (The table has a few ring and burn marks to the top).

Price: Table: 1.320 euro

Benches: 1.425 euro (pair)

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