GERRIT THOMAS RIETVELD (1888-1964)
Lot 209

GERRIT THOMAS RIETVELD (1888-1964)

A CRATE CHAIR, ORIGINALLY DESIGNED 1934

Closed30 April 2014

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GBP 2,500

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GERRIT THOMAS RIETVELD (1888-1964)
A CRATE CHAIR, ORIGINALLY DESIGNED 1934
executed by Gerard Van de Groenekan, circa 1970, pine with brass screws; together with a group of technical design illustrations, mid-20th century:
(a) Gerrit Thomas Rietveld: Crate chair, ink on paper, signed R by the designer (27.5 x 20 cm.)
(b) Workshop of Gerrit Rietveld & Gerad van de Groenekan: (i) Crate table, pencil on paper (20 x 19 cm.), (ii) Crate dining table, photostatic technical design illustration (32.5 x 41 cm.), (iii) Crate chair, photostatic technical design illustration (18.5 x 16.5 cm.) and two photostatic blueprints (32.5 x 43.5 cm.; 22 x 21 cm.)
chair 27 in. (68.5 cm.) high; 29.1/2 in. (75 cm.) wide; 32 in. (81.5 cm.) deep
chair braized H.G.M. G.A.v.d. Groenekan, De Bilt, Nederland

Gerard Van de Groenekan;
From whom acquired by the vendor, 1992.