furniture, art & design
Hague School (early c20th)
Writing desk. Circa 1920s. oak and coromandel wood.
159.5cm wide x 84.5cm deep x 74.5cm high
A well proportioned sturdy desk in the Dutch art deco/modernist style. There are various compartments and pull out shelves inside. The top was once also brown but has been darkened to a very befitting dark brown/black. (Note: the locks are not working on the two doors)
Price: 3.200 euro
Hendrik Fels (Nl.1882-1962)
Oak wood. L.O.V Oosterbeek 1930s
Recently newly upholstered in a dark/warm coloured wool fabric.
71cm wide x 61cm deep x 79.5cm high (seat height 42cm)
A rare low armchair in the Dutch Art Deco / Modernist style. Designed by architect H.Fels for L.O.V Oosterbeek (shortening of ‘Labor Omnia Vincit’), an idealistic furniture company active between 1910 and 1935. The aim of the L.O.V company was to produce honest and modern furniture that was made in an artisanal way.
Designers that worked for the L.O.V. consisted of well known names like Frits Spanjaard, Cor Alons and Jan Muntendam as well as Hendrik (Henk) Fels.
Good restored condition (one repair to a corner split in the back rest)
Price: 1.800 euro
