Rare modernist furniture, art & design
Gerrit Rietveld Crate chairs
Gerrit Rietveld (Nl. 1888-1964)
Pair of 1970s Crate chairs manufactured by Gerard A. van de Groenekan. (Both with burnished marks to the underside). These particular chairs were commissioned by the original owner.
They are in superb condition; both having their original lightly whitened waxed surfaces.
15,000 euro (Pair)
Modernist painted side table.
Attributed to Metz & Co., Amsterdam. Circa 1940s-50s.
Original paint with some losses.
h.75cm x w.56cm x d.56cm
Price: 650.00 euro
Willem Penaat (Nl. 1875-1957)
Metz & Co., (Attrib.) 1920s-30s
Early modernist free standing bookshelf unit. Painted wood.
Price: 1,375 euro
Paul McCobb (USA 1917-69)
Circular low table. Teak wood and steel.
Dia.90cm; Height 38cm
This table was designed as part of a range of simple mahogany wood and steel tables. They were retailed by Metz & Co., in Amsterdam (image 3). The table has a light grey painted finish which we presume is original. The brochure in image 2 shows the tables with a natural wood finish – Although the Metz & Co., image (image 3) shows one of the tables with a painted finish.
In the book ‘Metz & Co.: The Creative Years’ by Petra Timmer, the author elaborates on the relationship between Metz & Co and the American artist Paul McCobb:
“Henk de Leeuw had met the interior designer Paul McCobb in America and had discovered the same refined lines and distinction in his furniture as Penaat’s work. De Leeuw agreed with him that Metz would take his designs into production exclusively for the Netherlands, an appointment that was also made with Ponti, Pagani, Albini, Robin Day and the Danish Peter Hvidt, among others. In 1958 a separate exhibition was dedicated to McCobb’s furniture…”
1,375.00 euro
Willem Penaat (Netherlands 1875-1957)
Upholstered lounge chair. Circa 1935
Produced under the control of Metz & Co. Amsterdam.
The second image shows one of these chairs in the collection of the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam.
2,250.00 euro
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