HENRY VAN DE VELDE | Eight chairs, circa 1900-1901

mahogany, velvet upholstery

Collection Victor von Mutzenbecher, Berlin
Auction, Basel, 1916
Collection Paul Hohmann, acquired from the above and thence by descent
Von Zezschwitz Art and Design Auctions, Munich, November 2, 2006, lots 280, 281, 282, 283
Galerie Historismus, Paris
Private collection, Belgium

Good overall condition. A few scratches, scuffs and dents scattered on the wooden structure, consistent with age and use. Half of the chair present with some scuffs and tiny chips of veneer at the front corners of the seat. On one of the chair : a chip on the reverse, located on the lower part of the bacK; A few light cracks within the wood, inherent to the material. Some of these cracks have been previously stabilized.A small chip of the wood on the lower part of the underside of the back on one chair. The bottom of the legs are slightly worn and on some of the chairs, it presents with some previous restorations (replacement of veneer). Glue stains on the side of the seat of one chair. The chairs have been re-varnished and re-upholstered at a later date. The upholstery is in good overall condition with a few light scuffs.
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