Rare modernist furniture, art & design
Martin Visser (Netherlands 1922-2009)
Pair of rare DD01 wall-mounted bedside units/cupboards by Dutch post-war designer Martin Visser . Manufactured by ‘t Spectrum furniture. Circa 1950s.
Enamelled steel with wooden drawer fronts.
Price: 795 euro (pair)
Bespoke ecclesiastical table. 1970s
Hans van der Laan & Harry van Hal (Nl, c20th)
Unique bespoke table that was part of the furnishings of the Bethlehem Church built in 1979 in Breda, Netherlands.
The church was designed by two Bossche School architects: Hans van der Laan (the nephew of Dom Hans vd Laan) together with the architect Harry van Hal.
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Solid merbau wood. 175.5 x 131 x 76cm
Price: 6,500 euro
Sep Ruf (Germany, 1908 -1982)
Brutalist German steel floor lamp attributed to architect Sep Ruf. Circa 1970s.
Price: 1,650 euro
Jan de Jong & Dom Hans vd Laan (Nl. mid 20th century)
Bossche School high backed chair.
Designed by the benedictine monk and architect Dom Hans van der Laan and executed by Jan de Jong in the 1960s – the chair was commissioned for the Willibrordus church in Almelo which despite being one of the best examples of Dutch churches of the modernist era was knocked down in 2005 as part of a series of unfortunate closures.
Stained exotic woods with copper nails.
h.132cm x w.64cm x d.56cm (seat 48cm)
Price: 6,790 euro
Midcentury console table
An elegant open fronted console table attributed to Metz & Co. It has visual similarities to the designs of Willem Penaat as well as Gerrit Rietveld and Rietveld Jr. Original lacquer in light grey, creme and red.
h.46cm x w.104.5 x d.34.5cm
Price: 895.00 euro
Bossche School (Dutch traditionalist school of architecture)
Bench and three stools. Grey/silver stained oak with loose cushions.
This furniture was made as part of the modernisation of a Catholic church in the 1960s-70s.
bench: h.45cm x w.155cm x d.45cm
stools: h.45cm x w.45cm x d.45cm
Prices: x3 stools: 1,600 euro bench: 1,600 euro
Wim den Boon (Dutch 1912-1968)
Steel frame and sheet glass.
This table designed in 1950 was made for a private residence in the Netherlands. The concept and plans for the table can be found in the archive of Den Boon’s work in the NAi archives in Rotterdam.
h.50cm x w.50cm x d.50cm
Price: 2,450.00 euro
A group of five Dutch painted wooden boxes. (manner of Rietveld/ Metz & co)
Price: 450.00 euro
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