Lot: 144
'Crate desk' and 'Crate chair', 1934
'Crate desk' and 'Crate chair', 1934
Gerrit Rietveld. 'Crate desk' and 'Crate chair', 1934. Table: H. 70 x 100 x 59 cm; chair: H. 77.5 x 55 x 55 cm. Made by G. A. van de Groenekan, De Bilt for Metz & Co., Rotterdam. Pinewood, stained dark. Marked: H. G. M. G.A. v.d. GROENEKAN DE BILT NEDERLAND (branding), chair: the same (faint).
Provenance: Dutch private collection.
Hammer Price: 6,000 €
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Literature:
Exhib. cat. Gerrit Th. Rietveld, Centraal Museum Utrecht, Utrecht 1992, p. 155f.
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