Rare modernist furniture, art & design
20th century
Jan den Drijver (Johannes Hendrik Bastiaan den Drijver) 1903-1993.
Important pair of armchairs designed and manufactured during Jan den Drijver’s formative years in The Hague when he established ‘Woningrichting De Stijl’, a showroom and workshop which lasted for only three years between 1933-36. (One chair retains its original paper label).
Beech wood with upholstered seats & back rests.
71cm high x 55cm wide x 55cm deep. Seat height 40cm.
Price: 1,575 euro (pair)
Hein Salomonson (Netherlands 1910-1994)
Rare pair of patinated steel upholstered armchairs.
AP Originals. 1958.
h.71cm x w.73.5cm x d.62cm
Price: 2,100.00 euro (pair)
Theo de Wit (Nl. early c.20)
Rare cantilever stool for EMS Overschie. Circa 1930s.
The stool has a later added period fabric. It was possibly originally designed as a vanity table stool.
h.48cm x w.40cm x d.50cm
Price: 900 euro
Jan de Jong & Dom Hans vd Laan
Circa 1960s. 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)
On Hold
A 1980s oak and chromed metal table. Ideal size for either a dining table or office desk.
The legs are deep plates of heavy chromed steel and the top has a metal inner frame with an oak veneered top.
h.73cm x w.220cm x d.89cm
Price: 1,250.00 euro
W.H. Gispen (Dutch 1890-1981)
A model 5012 rare desk lamp in brass. Manufactured between 1931-38.
h.24.5cm x w.19cm x d.17cm
Price: 3,250.00 euro
Marianne Brandt (Ger. 1893 – 1983)
Rare modernist paper tray c.1931 made by Ruppelwerk GmbH, Gotha, Germany from a design by Marianne Brandt the German painter, sculptor, photographer, metalsmith, and designer who studied at the Bauhaus. This tiny functional utensil/object embodies many of the principles of early modernist design synonymous with the Bauhaus at the time of its manufacture.
Lacquered metal. h.4.1cm x w.13cm x d.9.8cm. Stamped to the underside.
Price: 1,250.00 euro
Theo de Wit (Nl. early c.20th)
Modernist cantilever chair by Dutch designer Theo de Wit for EMS Overschie. The design would have only been manufactured for a short period in the mid 1930s. It is n all original condition with just one small veneer repair to the front edge of the plywood seat.
Ref: 1/ Metal Tubular Chairs P.43 / 2/Bierens de Haan ‘Schoonheid van het Moderne Binnenhuis’ 1830s.
h.76cm x w.50cm x d.37cm (seat 47cm)
Price: 1,400.00 euro
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