Marcel Breuer Rare “Sitzmaschine,” model no. B25 with foot stool, model no. B63 1928-1929 Chrome-plated tubular steel, chrome-plated springs, ebonized wood, cane. Manufactured by Thonet, Austria (2). Armchair: 41 7/8 (106.4 cm) high; stool: 13 3/8 x 21 x 21 5/8 in. (34 x 53.5 x 55 cm)
Literature Christopher Wilk, Marcel Breuer Furniture and Interiors, exh. cat., The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1981, p. 80; Alexander von Vegesack, Thonet Tubular Steel Furniture Card Catalogue, Weil Am Rhein, 1989, n.p.; Alexander von Vegesack, et al., eds., Thonet Tubular Steel Furniture, First Complete Catalogue Collection of German and French Models 1930-1931, Weil Am Rhein, 1989, n.p.; Torsten Bröhan and Thomas Berg, Avantgarde Design, 1880-1930, Cologne, 1994, p. 90; Magdalena Droste, Manfred Ludewig and Bauhaus Archiv, Marcel Breuer Design, Cologne, 1994, p. 107; Charlotte and Peter Fiell, 1000 Chairs, Cologne, 1997, p. 168 Catalogue Essay There are four extant examples of this pieces: one in The Museum of Modern Art in New York, one at the Stiftung Bauhaus in Dessau, one privately owned and the present lot. Read More
Marcel Breuer Rare “Sitzmaschine,” model no. B25 with foot stool, model no. B63 1928-1929 Chrome-plated tubular steel, chrome-plated springs, ebonized wood, cane. Manufactured by Thonet, Austria (2). Armchair: 41 7/8 (106.4 cm) high; stool: 13 3/8 x 21 x 21 5/8 in. (34 x 53.5 x 55 cm)
Literature Christopher Wilk, Marcel Breuer Furniture and Interiors, exh. cat., The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1981, p. 80; Alexander von Vegesack, Thonet Tubular Steel Furniture Card Catalogue, Weil Am Rhein, 1989, n.p.; Alexander von Vegesack, et al., eds., Thonet Tubular Steel Furniture, First Complete Catalogue Collection of German and French Models 1930-1931, Weil Am Rhein, 1989, n.p.; Torsten Bröhan and Thomas Berg, Avantgarde Design, 1880-1930, Cologne, 1994, p. 90; Magdalena Droste, Manfred Ludewig and Bauhaus Archiv, Marcel Breuer Design, Cologne, 1994, p. 107; Charlotte and Peter Fiell, 1000 Chairs, Cologne, 1997, p. 168 Catalogue Essay There are four extant examples of this pieces: one in The Museum of Modern Art in New York, one at the Stiftung Bauhaus in Dessau, one privately owned and the present lot. Read More
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