furniture, art & design
Welsh Lambing Chair. Circa 1820s
A high back antique Georgian pine chair known as a ‘lambing chair’. Historically these chairs were used by shepherds during lambing season to rest by the fire side. The design of the lambing chair protected the shepherds from the cold draughts during the spring months.
A surprisingly comfortable chair!
Price: 1.890 euro
Shigeru Uchida (Japan 1943-now)
A-Line storage cabinets/shelves, Set of 4. Pastoe/Netherlands 1990s. Aluminium.
90 x 18 x 17.5 cm high
A set of four 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: 4.800 euro (set of 4)
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
(Attrib.) (Cornelius Louis) Cor Alons (Nl 1892-1967)
Oak wood. Restored/ with later upholstered drop in seats. Circa 1920s.
A pair of high quality Dutch Art Deco, Haagse School /stijl armchairs. These chairs could work well as two side chairs but would work equally well as desk chairs.
The design is attributed to the Dutch interior architect and designer Cor Alons. Alons was one of the architects of the Dutch Art Deco movement we now refer to as the ‘Haagse School, or style’. These designers were distinguished from other country’s styles by the application of a sober and cubist language with the intention of achieving a fine balance of form and weight; In this they were especially influenced by the work of Frank Lloyd Wright.
These striking chairs are constructed from solid oak and with the typical straight high back coloured in a contrasting black.
Price: 3.750 euro
Wim den Boon (Nl.1912-68)
Solid wenge wood with chrome plated two part base. 190 x 86.5 x 72.5cm high
A unique bespoke dining table designed by Dutch architect Wim den Boon. In 1956 Den Boon was the architect of a residential project in the Dutch city of Wageningen – This house that still exists today (although in slightly altered state) and could be regarded as one of his best designs. Den Boon designed the house and most of the furniture for it. This table was part of that bespoke dining room, and was purchased from the family that commissioned the house.
It has a handmade chromed metal base in two triangular sections, and a 4.5 cm thick solid wenge wood top with curved sides that gives this table both a strict modern presence and a considered elegance and warmth.
This is an historical piece of furniture and an important part of the legacy of Wim den Boon as an important Dutch architect and interior designer.
Price: 2.900 euro
Émiel-Jacques Ruhlmann (France 1879-1933)
Circa 1920s. Maple wood base with nickel plated mirror frame.
A rare vanity mirror. Signed with impressed marks to both the top of the mirror and the underside of the wooden base. The mirror sits beautifully on the base and allows itself to be positioned easily.
All in original condition.
Price: on request
(Attrib.) Josef Hoffmann (Austria 1870-1956)
Model 728 Fledermaus Chairs and table attributed to Josef Hoffmann for J & J. Kohn. Early c20th.
Stained and lacquered beech wood. The chairs have a later Wiener Werkstätte fabric.
The chairs were originally designed for the famous Fledermaus Cabaret and manufactured by the firm of Jacob and Josef Kohn around 1910. In very nice condition.
The beechwood has a warm patina from the oxblood red coloured finish.
These chairs were purchased together with the small cafe table. Although the chairs are unmarked, the table is marked with the Kohn firm label.
Price: Chairs 3.800 euro (pair) Table 1.400 euro
Shiro Kuramata (Japan 1934-1991)
Lacquered and chromed Metal. 1980s
A rare design classic: An umbrella stand designed by Shiro Kuramata for Pastoe in 1986. In a design typical of the Postmodern period it establishes an effective playful synthesis of art and functionality.
The Dutch company Pastoe only produced this model for two years and not many were manufactured during that period.
Price: 2.500 euro
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