$10,000
A.
van de Laar The Netherlands, 1951 oiled pine 22½ w x 22 d x 31 h in (57 x 56 x 79 cm)
The Albatros chair is a variation of the Crate chair series differentiated by its angled seat and back. Only eighteen examples of this form were produced, all utilized in the six vacation homes Rietveld designed for the 'Albatros' Superphosfaatfabriek and De Vries Robbe Company in Hessenheem, Markelo. Only one of these homes survives in the Openluchtmuseum in Arnhem. provenance: Vacation homes, Hessenheem, Markelo | Private collection literature: Met Rietveld op Vakantie: Zes Vakantiehuisjes in Markelo, Ontworpen Door Gerrit Rietveld , Pelsers, et.al., ppg. 13, 16-17 Gerrit Th. Rietveld The Complete Works 1888-1964 , Kuper and van Zijl, pg. 245 Goed Wonen , July 1951, unpaginated
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Auctioneer:
Wright Auctions
Date:
2010-06-08
