Rare modernist furniture, art & design
Jan den Drijver (Johannes Hendrik Bastiaan den Drijver) 1903-1993.
Important pair of armchairs designed and manufactured during Jan den Drijver’s formative years in The Hague when he established ‘Woningrichting De Stijl’, a showroom and workshop which lasted for only three years between 1933-36. (One chair retains its original paper label).
Beech wood with upholstered seats & back rests.
71cm high x 55cm wide x 55cm deep. Seat height 40cm.
Price: 1,575 euro (pair)
Theo de Wit (Nl. early c.20)
Rare cantilever stool for EMS Overschie. Circa 1930s.
The stool has a later added period fabric. It was possibly originally designed as a vanity table stool.
h.48cm x w.40cm x d.50cm
Price: 900 euro
An elegant little table attributed to Metz & Co. It has visual similarities to the designs of Willem Penaat as well as Gerrit Rietveld and Rietveld Jr. Original lacquer in light grey, creme and red.
h.46cm x w.104.5 x d.34.5cm
Price: 995.00 euro
A solid pine bench. Designer/maker unknown, possibly of Scandinavian or French origin. It has a constructivist slatted base and three bolted planks as the seat.
h.40cm x w.200cm x d.45cm.
Price: 1,900.00 euro
W.H. Gispen (Dutch 1890-1981)
A model 5012 rare desk lamp in brass. Manufactured between 1931-38.
h.24.5cm x w.19cm x d.17cm
Price: 3,250.00 euro
Theo de Wit (Nl. early c.20th)
Modernist cantilever chair by Dutch designer Theo de Wit for EMS Overschie. The design would have only been manufactured for a short period in the mid 1930s. It is n all original condition with just one small veneer repair to the front edge of the plywood seat.
Ref: 1/ Metal Tubular Chairs P.43 / 2/Bierens de Haan ‘Schoonheid van het Moderne Binnenhuis’ 1830s.
h.76cm x w.50cm x d.37cm (seat 47cm)
Price: 1,400.00 euro
Modernist side table attributed to Metz & Co., Amsterdam. 1940s.
Original paint with some losses.
h.75cm x w.56cm x d.56cm
Price: 650.00 euro
A simple African chair constructed of two sections.
h.88.5 high x w.39.5cm x d.100cm
Price: 795.00 euro
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