Benches

Pair of Dutch circa 1940s cherry and oak wood benches with superb all original patina.

186.5cm wide x 33.5cm deep x 48cm high

A pair of simple and attractive benches. Oak boards on cherry wood X-frame legs. The thin oak and peg constructed base gives these benches an elegant modernist appeal. The best aspect of these benches is their warm period patina – It shows just the perfect degree of age and use. They are stable and ready for use. (We also have a matching table – available)

Price: 1.700 euro (pair)

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Krat tafel

Gerrit Rietveld (Nl 1888 – 1964)

Cassina ‘crate’ table. Early edition – late 70s/early 80s.

beech wood. 174.5 x 97.5 x 71cm high.

The original Crate Series were designed by Gerrit Rietveld in 1934 and sold mainly through the warehouse Metz &Co. The furniture was described in the store’s advertising as “weekend furniture,” suitable for “weekend houses, sunrooms, student and children’s rooms“.

This table or desk is a late 1970s or early 1980s Cassina edition. It has a very low manufacturers number (31) stamped on the underside next to the Cassina mark.

Price: 3.400 euro

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Wegner oak table

Hans J. Wegner (Dk 1914-2007)

Oak Model AT 310 Extendable Dining Table by Hans J. Wegner for Andreas Tuck, 1960s

A dining table designed by Hans Wegner in 1955. This classic piece of Danish modernism: simple and understated.

Included are two extension leaves that can be stored at the underside of the table. (each leaf is 40 cm wide so it is 160cm wide without the additional leaves)
The table is fully marked at the underside. Andreas Tuck, Denmark.

240 (extended) x 94 x 72cm high.

Price: 3.850 euro

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Pine benches & table

Gilbert Marklund (Sweden mid-c.20th)

Furusnickarn AB, Sweden, 1970s

Table: 130 x 78 x 74cm high Benches: 124 x 42 x 43cm high

Two long benches and table by renowned Swedish design Gilbert Marklund. The table is the rarer larger version of the design that can seat up to four people.

The desirable aspect of this set is that it is in unrestored condition with all its original patina. (The table has a few ring and burn marks to the top).

Price: Table: 1.320 euro

Benches: 1.425 euro (pair)

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‘less’ table

Jean Nouvel (Fr. 1945- now)

‘Less’ Table. Molteni / France. 1990s

Steel plate. 190 x 90 x 72.5 cm high

A rare first steel edition of the ‘Less’ table by Jean Nouvel (later editions were in aluminium and lighter). The table was originally designed for Foundation Cartier office in Paris.

The top has a distinctive sunken underside, not seen when viewed from above – the result is the illusion of a wafer thin top supported by four thin legs.

Original lacquered surface in anthracite metallic grey/silver colour. In good condition – some minor scratches. The legs can be unscrewed from the top.

Price: 2,650 euro

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1960s Dutch salon table

Designer/Maker unknown. Circa 1960s.

A beautifully proportioned and simply constructed limed oak wood low/salon table. It has a series of small plywood inserts visible on the shorter sides and visible box joints where the legs attach to the table top. The surface has been lime waxed.

Although it cannot be verified we believe that the table may be a design by Hein Stolle for ‘t Spectrum furniture.

Price: 1,900 euro

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Carlo Pagani Metz & Co table

Carlo Pagani (Italy mid-c20th)

Dining table/ Lacquered steel, glass and wood.

Rare dining table / desk designed by Italian architect Carlo Pagani for Metz & Co., Netherlands. circa 1950.

The table is pictured in Metz & Co de Creatieve Jaren, Petra Timmer, 1995

Price: 4,200 euro

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