Rare modernist furniture, art & design
Paul McCobb (USA 1917-69)
Circular low table. Teak wood and steel.
Dia.90cm; Height 38cm
This table was designed as part of a range of simple mahogany wood and steel tables. They were retailed by Metz & Co., in Amsterdam (image 3). The table has a light grey painted finish which we presume is original. The brochure in image 2 shows the tables with a natural wood finish – Although the Metz & Co., image (image 3) shows one of the tables with a painted finish.
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Jan van Grunsven (Dutch c20th)
This Scissor sofa was designed by architect Jan van Grunsven in 1959 and was produced by UMS/Pastoe in Utrecht. It has laminated layers of plywood and the original grey-brown wool upholstery and Dunlop foam. Van Grunsven worked as an architect in Gerrit Rietveld’s studio during the 1950s -1960s.
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Frits Spanjaard (Netherlands 1889-1978)
Elm wood table for LOV. Netherlands. 1920s
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Midcentury ash (beech?) wood stool 1950s.
Attributed to Gerrit Rietveld for Spectrum Furniture.
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Elmar Berkovich (Dutch 1897-1968)
‘Beek’ side table for Spectrum furniture (t’Spectrum)
Designed in 1956 and manufactured for only two years.
The table has been restored.
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Elmar Berkovich (Nl. 1897-1986)
Low table for Metz & Co. 1930s. Painted wood/ plywood and glass.
Elmar Berkovich was a leading furniture designer and interior designer in the Netherlands in the period 1925-1965. Before the Second World War he was employed by the Metz & Co company in Amsterdam, then at Philips in Eindhoven. In his interior assignments for large complexes such as factories, offices and hospitals, his attention was mainly focused on the ambiance, the lighting and the use of colour.
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