Live Auction 111520th Century Decorative Art & Design
MARTHA VAN COPPENOLLE (1912-2004) & MARCEL-LOUIS BAUGNIET (1896-1995)
Lot 40

MARTHA VAN COPPENOLLE (1912-2004) & MARCEL-LOUIS BAUGNIET (1896-1995)

UNIQUE MODERNIST SOFA-BED, 1930S

Closed1 May 2013

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GBP 2,500

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MARTHA VAN COPPENOLLE (1912-2004) & MARCEL-LOUIS BAUGNIET (1896-1995)
UNIQUE MODERNIST SOFA-BED, 1930s
nickel-plated tubular steel, the reclining back with two adjustable positions, falling to create a bed
35½ in. (90.5 cm.) high; 78 in. (198 cm.) wide

Martha Van Coppenole;
Thence by descent.

Specialist note

Conceived by the respected artist Martha Van Coppenolle, and executed under the direction of her friend Marcel-Louis Baugniet, the present lot incorporates the emblematic motifs of the circle and the square that defined Flemish art and design of the 1920s and 30s.