furniture, art & design
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
Kwok Hoi Chan (HK 1939-1990)
Rare sz15 lounge chair for ‘t Spectrum 1973.
This sculptural chair was manufactured for a short period during which time it is believed that around only 100 of the chairs were manufactured. This one was purchased from the first owner and is in superb original condition with only minimal signs of age and use.
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Tubular steel and thick leather 72x90x68cm
Price: 3.600 euro
Francis Jourdain /attributed (Fr.1876-1958)
A rare three position lounge chair and ottoman/footstool attributed to Francis Jourdain, 1920s.
This design stands out for its curved lines and the three-position system that allows the seat and backrest to be tilted. Nicely executed out of pear wood and woven cane seat and back.
Price: 6.800 euro
Delft School bench
200 x 44.5 x 65.5cm high (seat height 43cm)
A stylish Delft School small oak bench / 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: 2.600 euro
Mart Stam (Nl 1899-1986)
Model A3-1 armchairs. Circa 1950s. Goed wonen.
Rare pair of armchairs designed by Dutch modernist architect and furniture designer.
Rexine/ vinyl upholstery with oak frames.
Price: 1.800 euro (pair)
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
Sori Yanagi (Jap.1915-2011)
Rosewood veneer/plywood with brass fittings
Classic ‘Butterfly’ stool. Manufactured by Tendo Mokko, circa 1970s.
It has production numbers stamped into the underside and the measurements conform to the slightly smaller Japanese scale.
42 x 30.5 x 39cm high.
Price: 1.800 euro
Large Dogon scale. Circa 1930s-40s.
210cm high (mounted on steel plate base)
A superb example of an African Dogon tribal ladder/scale. This example is believed to have been made in Mali from the early to mid-twentieth century.
Traditionally the African Dogon ladder was used by the Dogon people to access the upper levels of granaries, climb onto the flat roofs of houses, and bridge clefts in cliffs.
Its repeated forms give it the aesthetic quality of a modernist sculpture.
Price: 2.400 euro
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