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Marcel Breuer (Hn/USA 1902-81)

B40 Dining Chairs in Nickel-Plated Tubular Steel and Eisengarn fabric by Marcel Breuer for Tecta, 1980s. Set of 4

A rare set of four modernist chairs. Originally designed in the 1920s, this set were produced by Tecta who used sturdy eisengarn fabric common to Bauhaus chairs in the c20th (eisengarn labels to underside of seats). The tubular steel frames are very close the originals in nickel plated fine steel that makes them incredibly light and yet robust in their construction.

Price: 2.750 euro

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Jan de Jong (Nl 1917-2001) / Dom Hans van der Laan

Rare Bossche School bench for Vincentius Church, Netherlands. 1964.

162.5 x 45 x 52.5cm high.

Early design bench (1964, Netherlands) by Jan de Jong, the Dutch Bossche School architect and protegé of the Dutch Benedictine monk and architect Dom Hans v.d. Laan. The bench was made for and used in the Vincentius a Paulo church in Eindhoven; an important early example of Bossche School architecture by De Jong. 

The installation of the furniture for the church was made under the supervision of Dom Hans v.d. Laan. Essentially it was through these early Jan de Jong projects that Dom Hans v.d. Laan was able to witness the realisation of his complex design ideas and beliefs for what was possibly one of the first times.

Price: 5.500 euro

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Delft School bench

200 x 44.5 x 65.5cm high (seat height 43cm). Solid oak wood.

A stylish and robust Delft School bench/seat. School of M.J. Granpré Molière or A.J. Kropholler .

Traditionalism in the Netherlands emerged shortly after the First World War. It was not so much a style as more of an attitude among architects who, in response to Functionalism and the Expressionism of the Amsterdam School, rediscovered the purity and simplicity of traditional country architecture. Under the leadership of M.J. Granpré Molière, professor at the Technical University in Delft from 1924 until 1953, many of these architects gathered in a movement which after World War Two became known as the Delftse School (‘Delft School’). Granpré Molière’s ideas include a preference for tidy brickwork, a minimal use of decorations, the inspiration taken from national architectural traditions and the use of ‘honest’ (i.e. traditional and natural) materials.
https://www.archimon.nl/history/traditionalism.html

It is easy to comprehend how subsequent Dutch design evolved into an even more simplified and pared-down version of such furniture as this. There are clear visual similarities to Rietveld or De Stijl.

Price: 2.650 euro

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Junzo Sakakura and Daisaku Cho (Japan c20th)

Tendo, Japan. Circa 1970s. (makers label to back). Veneered plywood with original upholstery.

A scarce (outside of Japan) original Teiza Isu (low chair) model 5016 lounge chair. Designed in 1960 by Junzo Sakakura and Daisaku Cho who were prominent Japanese modernist figures who collaborated on iconic postwar furniture.

As the name “low chair” suggests, the low seat, at 29cm, allows you to sit cross-legged or with your legs stretched out. The rear of the seat is slightly sloped, and the thick cushion supports your body, allowing you to sit without straining your lower back.

Original fabric with some minor signs of age and use.

Price: 3.700 euro

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Bas van Pelt (Netherlands 1900-1945)

Oak framed cantilever chair with thick rope woven seat and back. 1930s. My Home/ The Hague.

58 x 68 x 66.5cm high (seat height 35.5cm)

Comfortable chair, designed by Bas van Pelt ca. 1936 for My Home Netherlands.
This chair, designed in 1936 was a precursor to the similar chairs by French designers Andoux & Minet (1940s/50s).

Examples can be found in the permanent collection of the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam. Documented in the book ‘My Home: Bas van Pelt, Binnenhuisarchitectuur 1931-95,’ P.Faber, Uitgeverij010.

Price: 3.250 euro

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Sori Yanagi (Jap.1915-2011)

Rosewood veneer/plywood with brass fittings

Classic ‘Butterfly’ stool. Manufactured by Tendo Mokko. 1980s.

It has the Tendo Mokko label (Tendo) to the underside and the measurements conform to the slightly smaller Japanese scale. Good condition with minor edge wear only.

Price: 1.800 euro

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Gino Sarfatti (Italy 1912-85)

Iconic Gino Sarfatti Model 213 wall lamp designed for Arteluce in 1956. Aluminium shade.

A rare classic Italian modernist lamp in all original, vintage used condition.

Price: 6.800 euro

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Heinz Witthoeft (Germany 1935-2021)

Pair of ‘Tail 4’ lounge chairs. 1959. Witthoeft Stuttgart 1960s.

Pine frames with slung leather/hide. 64.5 x 64.5 x 54cm high.

Radical modernist lounge chairs that are almost never to be found as a pair – the ‘Tail 4’ design has an architectural cube frame that each houses a low slung thick leather seat. The combination of a rigid external frame and flexible seat define and enhance the seating experience. (These chairs almost cross over into the realm of sculpture – and as sculptures they pre-date and anticipate some of the later minimalist art of Sol le Wit, Donald Judd or other minimalist artists of the 60s-70s).

Trained at the prestigious Ulm School of Design, Witthoeft embodies the functionalist and minimalist spirit characteristic of German modernism from that era. His varied output as a designer included furniture systems, drawings, photographs, and graphic designs all contributed to his utopian urban vision in Post-war Germany and are embodied in the design of these chairs.

Completely original condition with a distinctive warm patina commensurate with their age.

Price: 9.200 euro (pair)

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