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Anthroposophical wall mirror. Circa 1930s-50s

Natural fruit wood. 79 x 87.5cm high.

A large wall mirror made according to the principles of the anthroposophical movement – the early c20th spiritual philosophy founded by Rudolf Steiner in Switzerland. The broad philosophy extended to the arts and crafts in a distinctive, often organic, architectural style (a key example being the Goetheanum in Dornach).

From the early twentieth century onwards anthroposophy became deeply embedded in Dutch culture. This mirror came out of the Dutch town of Zeist which has long been the Dutch centre of the movement.

Price: 2.300 euro

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Abstract sculpture

1970s Brutalist abstract sculpture. Unsigned.

A large basalt stone sculpture composed of simple modernist/architectural forms. At some time this sculpture has stood in a garden which has resulted in a thin layer of moss on some parts.

It measures 36 x 12 x 45cm high.

Price: 1.500 euro

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Library storage unit

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

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Butterfly stool

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

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Sculptural palm wood furniture. Circa 1970s.

Unusual side chair (& table) РHand-crafted/carved from solid palm wood (coconut wood). Originally purchased in the 1970s. The chair has a new drop-in boucl̩ upholstered seat.

Price: Chair: 990 euro / Table: SOLD

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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: 2.600 euro

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x2 Artifort Stick chairs

Bruno Ninaber van Eyben (NL. 1950-now)

Artifort. 1970s. Plywood.

The model 020 ‘Stick’ chair was designed by Dutch industrial designer Bruno Ninaber van Eyben in 1977.

The design is made up of three constituent parts that fit together: two pieces of angled plywood and a length of stick with a round profile. The stick in the middle connects the plywood pieces and functions as the backbone and strength of the chair.

These rare chairs were manufactured in very limited numbers due to the production costs and difficulties. Only 150 of these chairs were produced. Apart from its low production numbers the other reason that so few exist is because they can easily get damaged – Due to the stool’s fragility we recommend that it should be purchased by a design lover that appreciates its sculptural qualities rather than its functionality!

The plywood has been refinished.

Price: 3.950 euro (per piece)

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