Lot 45
  • 45

Henry van de Velde

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Set of Eight Chairs, circa 1929
  • beech, fabric upholstery
  • each: 85 x 42 x 45.5 cm. (33 1/2 x 16 1/2 x 17 7/8 in.)
painted beech with fabric upholstery

Provenance

Funke-Kaiser Collection, Cologne
Van Ham Kunstauktionen, Cologne, 19-21 April, 2007, lot 1150, part lot
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Exhibited

Weimar, Neues Museum, Leidenschaft, Funktion und Schönheit: Henry van de Velde und sein Beitrag zur europäischen Moderne, 24 March - 23 June, 2013
Brussels, Cinquantenaire Museum, Henry van de Velde: Passion, Fonction, Beauté, 13 September 2013 - 12 January 2014

Literature

La Cité, numéro spécial consacré à Henry Van de Velde, vols 5/6, Brussels, 1933, p. 126 for technical drawings
Thomas Föhl et al, Henry van de Velde: Passion, Fonction, Beauté 1863-1957, exh. cat., 13 September 2013 - 12 January 2014, Tielt, 2013, p. 136, cat. no. 110, illustrated
Thomas Föhl, Leidenschaft, Funktion und Schönheit: Henry van de Velde und sein Beitrag zur europäischen Moderne, exh. cat., 24 March - 23 June 2013, Weimar, 2013, p. 244, cat. no. 257, illustrated, p. 445

Condition

Overall very good condition consistent with age and gentle use. Very minor scuffs to the repainted frames throughout. The upholstery is newer and in very good condition.
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Catalogue Note

The offered lot and and the following two lots were originally designed in 1927 for the Marquis de Brion's residence in Paris as can be seen in La Cité, op. cit.