furniture, art & design
1970s Brutalist abstract sculpture. Unsigned.
A large basalt stone sculpture composed of simple modernist/architectural forms. At some time this sculpture has stood in a garden which has resulted in a thin layer of moss on some parts.
It measures 36 x 12 x 45cm high.
Price: 1.500 euro
Eric Gill (Uk.1882-1940)
Holy water stoop. 1930s. Hoptonwood stone with patinated bronze display stand.
18 x 24 x 25cm high (when mounted on stand)
Provenance: By descent to Mary Gill, 1940 and to her daughter Joan Hague, 1963. Acquired from Rosalind Erangey, daughter of Joan and René Hague, 1994. Personal collection 1994-now.
A water stoop (vessel containing holy water) Biographer Fiona McCarthy confirms that Gill carved several water stoops whilst working at Pigotts (the farm house near High Wycombe where Gill lived and worked from 1928). The carved lettering to the underside of this one is evidence that the stone was repurposed for use – It also shows signs of once having once been set into the walls of a church.
Eric Gill, worked as a sculptor, typographer, illustrator and stone carver. Gill designed many fonts still in use today, most notably Gill Sans (1927-1930) and Perpetua (1929). He influenced the next generation of British stone carvers and letter cutters through his work and teachings, and established an informal Arts and Crafts community in Ditchling Common, England.
Gill was a Catholic convert, and after 1913, his work became increasingly involved with religious themes. Moreover, in recent years Gill has become a controversial figure, due largely to the erotic nature of much of his art and his own sexual behaviour/extreme proclivities, as revealed in his diaries.
Price: 11.000 euro
Unknown artist (1990s)
41 x 31 x 62cm high
An unusual large sculpture made out of waxed fiber and composite material. This stylish work is made by a unknown artist in 1993.
Signed JE and dated 93 on the top sphere. Its natural colouring and materials combined with surreal forms make this a real statement piece….for anyone interested in combining it into an experimental interior.
Price: 875 euro
A wooden library / shelving unit.
1960s/70s. Teak veneer.
150 x 64 x 79.5cm high
Originally designed by Bauhaus architect Walter Gropius in the 1930s as a newspaper storage cabinet, this version was manufactured in small numbers in Italy in the 1960s (maker unknown).
Please note that this is a solid and well made item that is heavy (note: it can not be dismantled).
Price: 2.700 euro
A 1950s French coat stand. The stand has a heavy weighted base with enamelled steel structure.
Designer unknown – School of Mathieu Mategot. Superb condition, all original patina.
49cm wide x 186.5cm high
Price: 1,200 euro
Bruno Ninaber van Eyben (NL. 1950-now)
Artifort. 1970s. Plywood.
The model 020 ‘Stick’ chair was designed by Dutch industrial designer Bruno Ninaber van Eyben in 1977.
The design is made up of three constituent parts that fit together: two pieces of angled plywood and a length of stick with a round profile. The stick in the middle connects the plywood pieces and functions as the backbone and strength of the chair.
These rare chairs were manufactured in very limited numbers due to the production costs and difficulties. Only 150 of these chairs were produced. Apart from its low production numbers the other reason that so few exist is because they can easily get damaged – Due to the stool’s fragility we recommend that it should be purchased by a design lover that appreciates its sculptural qualities rather than its functionality!
The plywood has been refinished.
Price: 3.950 euro (per piece)
Modernist/Art Deco side chairs.
These Dutch oak chairs in the Haagse School (Hague School) style were manufactured in the early c20th circa 1920s-30s.
Price: 1,450 euro (per piece)
White-washed oak with inset strap fabric seat. Circa 1970s.
Modernist side chair with strict geometric construction.
Price: 1,450 euro
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