furniture, art & design
20th century design
Annie Hieronimus (France c20th)
Model ‘Amak’ lounge chair by Annie Hieronimus for Cinna 1983-86 (makers label to reverse).
A rare lounge chair designed by French designer Annie Hieronimus and executed by Cinna. This model of lounge chair very hard to find anywhere – it was only produced for three years between 1983 and 1986. Its remarkable look comes from the combination of soft folded leather that seems to bridge two large ballistic looking feet.
Price: 5.500 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: 995 euro
Henk Lampe (Nl 1951-Now)
1979. Henk Lampe / lacquered plywood.
Four chairs (with accompanying table) from the ‘plakhoutserie’ (glued wood series).
Prime examples of an important series of designs by the Dutch artist Henk Lampe from 1979 – Only a hand full of these museum pieces exist. They capture and predict the spirit of the Post-modern/post-structural age of the time and that which proceeded it.
This series of furniture combines the formality of modernism with a more playful formal language and striking playful use of colour. The series was never taken into mass production, so all pieces are build by the designer himself, making them museum quality pieces.
The Dutch title ‘plakhoutserie’ means a series of furniture built from glued slabs of geometric shaped plywood. The series extended to a variety of functional furniture from small stools to larger tables, each constructed of standardised component parts.
We have 4 chairs and the original table available but to accommodate collectors they can be sold in separate parts if required.
Very good original condition. Light honest traces of use. Original paint. Labels to the underside of some parts.
Price: 10.000 euro (set of four chairs & table)
1990s Periodical / magazine stand.
Pine wood. 32.5 x 23.5 x 220cm high
An unusual free-standing architectural shelving unit made to hold periodical magazines (it has 12 compartments). It is made from pine wood faced plywood that now has an attractive warm tone.
Price: 940 euro
Shigeru Uchida (Japan 1943-now)
A-Line storage cabinets/shelves, Set of 3. Pastoe/Netherlands 1990s. Aluminium.
90 x 18 x 17.5 cm high
A set of finely engineered A-Line ‘Horizontals’ that are made from anodised aluminium. They each have softly sliding doors that slide to both the left or to the right.
Each unit is fully marked with the Pastoe company name.
They hang easily to the wall by sitting onto a wall connection that fixes to the wall with just a few screws.
Price: 3.500 euro (set of 3) (or 1.300 euro per piece)
Alexander Kropholler (Nl.1881-1973)
Rare side chairs in teak wood. Circa 1930s.
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Alexander Kropholler was a trained carpenter and a self-taught architect whose work was influenced by that other great name in Dutch architecture H.P. Berlage. Traditionalist and historical architecture was of particular importance to his work, and he incorporated overt references to established vernaculars from Medieval to 17th century historical buildings as well as the designs of earlier Egyptian and Gothic revival styles.
In 1908 Kropholler converted to Roman Catholicism. He was looking for what he thought to be a particular Dutch style; sober, earnest and functional. This is evident in the meticulous design of these chairs.
The modern and enduring appeal of the chairs lies in the ‘Truth to material’ principles and skilful structuralism; their intricate construction is revealed and featured in the design.
Literature: De Zwaarte van de Materie; Het architectonisch werk van A.J.Kropholler (1881-1973), 2020 naiOIO
Price: 3.800 euro (pair) Set of four available
Hendrik (Henk) Wouda (Nl 1885-1946)
Pair of bedside cupboards / pot cupboards.
Oak wood with dark coromandel handles, ceramic interiors and slate tops.
Pander & Zn., 1920s (company labels inside doors). 45 x 32 x 55cm high.
A rare pair of bedside cabinets (or nightstands) by the Dutch architect and furniture designer Henk Wouda (1885-1946).
The cabinets are designed in typical Haagse School style; a fine balance of applied form and weight – In this the Dutch designers were especially influenced by the work of Frank Lloyd Wright.
The cabinets currently contain their original period fittings, namely ceramic pot holders. However, should the buyer wish it would be easy for us to have them removed prior to sending in order to make them suitable for more contemporary storage purposes.
Price: 2,350 euro
Frederick James Brown (USA 1945-2012)
Large signed Silkscreen Prints on wove paper. Unframed. 1990. Each approx 115 x 148cm
Rare large signed prints by the American artist Frederick James Brown. This was one of a portfolio of four silkscreen prints depicting clowns (Jules, Mickie, Max & Joey). Each print is signed, titled and dated by the artist.
Frederick James Brown was a New York City and Arizona-based American artist. Drawing from his African-American and Native American ancestry, and breadth of knowledge in art historical tradition, Brown’s work engages with American history and music, the urban fabric, religion, and spirituality.
We have multiple copies of each of these prints available.
Price: 1.800 euro (set of 4) or 500 euro (per individual print)
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