Estimated value: 1500-2000 EUR
Auction:
20th Century Decorative Arts & Design
Sales date: 2003-06-03
Location:
Amsterdam
Lot number: 305
Design
Gerrit Rietveld
Year
1958
Manufacturer
Artifort
Architonic id
4103189
Wooden structure with spring filled seat and backrest, applied with two rectangular armrests, upholstered in mottled grey De Ploeg fabric
height 73cm
Literature: Cf. M. Küper & I. van Zijl, Gerrit Th. Rietveld 1888-1964, het volledige werk, p. 298, no. 559: this model, designed by Rietveld for the Brussels 1958 World Fair, failed to appeal to a large public and was taken out of production by Artifort short thereafter