Live Auction 3061Made in Holland
A BLACK AND WHITE PAINTED WOOD 'MILITARY' STOOL
Lot 6

A BLACK AND WHITE PAINTED WOOD 'MILITARY' STOOL

DESIGNED BY G. TH. RIETVELD IN 1919, EXECUTED BY G.A. VAN DE GROENEKAN IN 1966

Closed6 October 2015

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EUR 5,000

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A BLACK AND WHITE PAINTED WOOD 'MILITARY' STOOL
DESIGNED BY G. TH. RIETVELD IN 1919, EXECUTED BY G.A. VAN DE GROENEKAN IN 1966
Composed of ten square section billets supporting a laminated wood square seat, painted in black and white, Bought in 1966 directly from G.A. van de Groenekan, branded to the underside H.G.M. G.A.V.D.GROENEKAN DE BILT NEDERLAND


43.5 cm. high

Bought in 1966 directly from G.A. van de Groenekan by the present owner.

Specialist note

Rietveld was commisioned by P. van der Pluym, owner of Wessels shop, to make furniture for the Katholiek Militair Tehuis (Catholic Servicemans Home) in Utrecht in 1923. For this furniture, the stretchers and legs are attached using halving joints that are strengthened with sturdy nuts and bolts. The top does not rest directly on the longitudinal stretchers but on a number of narrow cross pieces to create a light, spacious construction. Rietveld experimented with this technique as early as 1918 when he made a table for B. de Ligt.