$17,500
Hans Luckhardt
prototype ST 14 chair
Thonet Germany / Austria, 1932 chrome-plated steel, stained ash plywood 21 w x 23 d x 34½ h in (53 x 58 x 88 cm)
result: $17,500
This example is a working prototype of the chair.
Signed with applied metal manufacturer's label to underside: [Thonet]. This chair has been authenticated by the Bauhaus Archiv in Berlin and Thonet Germany.
provenance: Wright, Modernist 20th Century , 7 December 2003, Lot 215 | Private collection
literature: 100 Masterpieces from the Vitra Design Museum , von Vegesack, ppg. 108-109 Deutsche Stahlrohrmobel , von Vegesak, ppg. 47, 49 and cover Bent Wood and Metal Furniture 1850-1946 , Ostergard, pg. 294, fig. 85 Les Années 30 , Bony, pg. 876
Auctioneer:
Wright Auctions
Date:
2012-12-13
