furniture, art & design
Bruno Gatta (Italy c20th)
An elegant pendant light by Bruno Gatta for Stilnovo. Circa 1950s.
36cm wide x 82cm high (including ceiling fitting)
It has three original lamp fittings and a frosted glass diffuser inside a black lacquered metal ring.
Price: 1.000 euro
Unusual Dutch oak side table. Circa 1950s.
A small simple and stylish oak side table or coffee table.
Original finish with some signs of age and use / marks to top.
Price: 950 euro
Hendrik (Henk) Wouda (Nl 1885-1946)
Pander & zonen 1920s. Solid coromandel wood with velvet upholstery.
50cm wide x 38cm deep x 49cm high (seat height). Makers label to the underside.
A rare and important Dutch art deco stool by architect and furniture designer Henk Wouda. This stool would have been made as part of a special commissioned interior design.
After 1916 when Wouda returned from the war he established himself as an architect in Den Haag (The Hague) and a year later joined the renowned furniture firm H.Pander & Zn. It was there that he was given the freedom to develop his own monumental style inspired by the work of the American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Sleek, austere designs such as this stool are characteristic of this Hague Style also known as Hague Rationalism or the New Hague School.
The stool is a rare find especially as it is completely constructed in solid coromandel wood. The grey/green velvet fabric and upholstery is a later addition to the stool that is fully in keeping with the authenticity of the stool (horsehair filling).
Price: 5.200 euro
Annie Hieronimus (France c20th)
Model ‘Amak’ lounge chair by Annie Hieronimus for Cinna 1983-86 (makers label to reverse).
A rare lounge chair designed by French designer Annie Hieronimus and executed by Cinna. This model of lounge chair very hard to find anywhere – it was only produced for three years between 1983 and 1986. Its remarkable look comes from the combination of soft folded leather that seems to bridge two large ballistic looking feet.
Price: 4.900 euro
(attrib.) Hendrik (Henk) Wouda (Nl 1885-1946)
Set of four Hague School oak chairs. Unmarked – possibly a Wouda design as manufactured later by Metz & Co.
Later upholstery.
Price: 6.000 euro (set of four)
Alvar Aalto (Fin.1898-1976)
Model 88 Nesting Tables for Artek, 1950s/60s
Rare versions with teak tops.
Two tables of a model 88 nesting table set by Alvar Aalto for Artek.
(the middle size table is unfortunately missing).
Price: 980 euro
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: 1.850 euro
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 (x2) 7.000 euro (x4)
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