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Wim den Boon (Nl.1912-1968)

Bespoke lounge chair. 1960s.

Original lacquered steel frame (swivel back rest) with slung leather seat and back.

65 x 65 x 68cm high (seat height 32.5 cm)

An important lounge chair by Wim den Boon. 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.

Wim Den Boon was a Dutch designer, interior designer and architect. Den Boon was a strict thinking man who believed strongly in the transforming capacities of architecture and design who left behind a small body of work. Most of his furniture was made for specific projects. This particular chair is a fine example of Den Boon’s work and dates from the early 1960s . The second photo shows this chair in its original setting (photo: NAI Rotterdam).
It has new leather upholstery. The new leather is a copy after the original upholstery as can be seen in the last photo.

We have a collection of furniture in stock by Wim den Boon of which most pieces are bespoke pieces that were commissioned for private homes in the Netherlands (and come with provenance – see other listings)

Price: 3.400 euro

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Piet Klaarhamer (Nl 1874-1954)

Oak side chair with green leatherette upholstery. Circa 1917.

The early designs of modernist architect Piet Klaarhamer use simple, rudimentary constructions, and demonstrate an honest use of the materials used.

This important chair was the first piece of furniture that Klaarhamer designed in 1917 with manufacture in mind – However it was ultimately manufactured in very limited numbers by company called NV Nederlandse Meubel en Houtwarenfabriek in Zaandam.

Klaarhamer’s designs had a clear influence on his students, including the well-known architects Piet Elling and Gerrit Rietveld.
The design of this particular model (without arms) inspired Rietveld in the design of his well known ‘Military Chair’ in 1923. It is a design that is well documented in the monograph on Klaarhamer written by author/historians Marijke Kuper & Monique Teunissen*. This book details a letter (with a sketch of the chair) by Gerrit Rietveld to the architect J.J.P Oud.

Price: 2,400 euro. Condition report available.

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*Literature: Piet Klaarhamer Architect en Meubelontwerper. Marijke Kuper & Monique Teunissen, nai010. 2014

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Gebroeders Reens desk

Gebroeders Reens (Nl early-mid-c20th)

Amsterdam desk 1930s

126 x 64 x 75.5cm high. Maple/birch and lacquered wood

A small a Dutch 30s art deco/modernist curved desk. Warm maple veneer with off-white lacquered wood.
This double-sided/freestanding desk was part of the interior of the jewellery shop S.Spyer located at the Koningsplein in Amsterdam. In 1929-1930 the shop was redesigned by Amsterdam architect Harry Elte, giving the shop a more modern Art Deco shopfront and interior. The furniture was executed by the Gebroeders Reens company. (original key monogrammed ‘R’).

Price: 2.700 euro

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