Rare modernist furniture, art & design
Pair of 1970s Crate chairs manufacture by Gerard A. van de Groenekan. Both with burnished marks below. The chairs were produced by commission from the original owner.
They are in superb condition; both having a thin milky white wax/varnish surface.
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Lisa Johansson-Pape (Finland 1907-1989)
Exceptionally rare 1950s clip-on arc desk lamp by Lisa Johansson Pape for Stockmann-Orno. The lamp is composed of three parts that are held together by the tension of the cable as it spans the parts.
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Midcentury ash (beech?) wood stool 1950s.
Attributed to Gerrit Rietveld for Spectrum Furniture.
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Hein Salomonson (Netherlands 1910-1994)
Rare pair of patinated steel upholstered armchairs.
AP Originals. 1958.
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Poul Kjærholm (Denmark 1929-1980)
PK55 Ash wood and brushed steel dining table
1970s production. (Unmarked)
The use of steel and Allen bolts to connect the frames allowed Kjaerholm to avoid the, sometimes, imprecise process of welding. It also fulfilled his desire to show how the frames were connected, thus providing a clear legibility to his designs, and led him towards creating his first work desk and compatible chair – the PK 55 and PK 11, which appeared in 1957.
The simple looking build of the PK55 table belies a much more interesting design than is apparent at first glance. The steel base frame is actually composed of four lengths of flat steel, intersecting at each corner, with the short end leg propping up the longer, width-spanning leg. Each leg element is held together yet simultaneously pushed slightly apart with Allen bolts to give the base frame an even lighter profile and also to reveal the four separate planes.
This work table features an ash table top and satin brushed steel frame.
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