A rare chair, designed by Harry Rosenthal,
Berlin, 1928, four-legged structure made of solid and veneered dark-stained oakwood, dimensions: height c. 80 cm, width c. 44.5 cm, depth c. 63 cm, height of seat c. 45 cm. Slight signs of age and use. (MHA)
Only a few pieces of furniture by the architect Harry Rosenthal (1892 Poznan - 1966 London) have survived. This chair model was also the basis of a garden furniture programme (with seat and backrest made of slats) distributed by Bruno Koffer, Berlin-Halensee, from 1932 onwards. The chair was also used with tied flat cushions. An example of this chair with flat cushions from the David apartment in Berlin, furnished by Rosenthal, is now preserved in the Kunstindustrimuseet in Oslo.
Lit.:
W. Müller-Wulckow, Die Blauen Bücher, Leipzig 1930, p. 60; The Studio, 1932, Taschen Verlag (reprint) Provenance:
Originally from a private house in Berlin-Willmersdorf. According to information supplied by the former owner, the chairs were acquired in 1928 (and were originally 4); Sanziany Collection & Palais Rasumofsky
Specialist: Mathias Harnisch, MA
Mathias Harnisch, MA
+43-1-515 60-242
Mathias.Harnisch@dorotheum.at
19.01.2023 - 15:09
- Realized price: **
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EUR 3,840.-
- Estimate:
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EUR 3,400.- to EUR 4,500.-
A rare chair, designed by Harry Rosenthal,
Berlin, 1928, four-legged structure made of solid and veneered dark-stained oakwood, dimensions: height c. 80 cm, width c. 44.5 cm, depth c. 63 cm, height of seat c. 45 cm. Slight signs of age and use. (MHA)
Only a few pieces of furniture by the architect Harry Rosenthal (1892 Poznan - 1966 London) have survived. This chair model was also the basis of a garden furniture programme (with seat and backrest made of slats) distributed by Bruno Koffer, Berlin-Halensee, from 1932 onwards. The chair was also used with tied flat cushions. An example of this chair with flat cushions from the David apartment in Berlin, furnished by Rosenthal, is now preserved in the Kunstindustrimuseet in Oslo.
Lit.:
W. Müller-Wulckow, Die Blauen Bücher, Leipzig 1930, p. 60; The Studio, 1932, Taschen Verlag (reprint) Provenance:
Originally from a private house in Berlin-Willmersdorf. According to information supplied by the former owner, the chairs were acquired in 1928 (and were originally 4); Sanziany Collection & Palais Rasumofsky
Specialist: Mathias Harnisch, MA
Mathias Harnisch, MA
+43-1-515 60-242
Mathias.Harnisch@dorotheum.at
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| Auction: | Design |
| Auction type: | Online auction |
| Date: | 19.01.2023 - 15:09 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 11.01. - 19.01.2023 |
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