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GERRIT THOMAS RIETVELD (1888-1964)
Rare bibliothèque R 12

100 Years of Design

2 October 2025, 14:00 CEST

Paris, Avenue Hoche

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GERRIT THOMAS RIETVELD (1888-1964)

Rare bibliothèque R 12
Circa 1930 pour Metz & Co, Amsterdam
Bois peint, acier tubulaire et acier peint
H: 174 cm. (68.1/2 in.); L: 260 cm. (102.3/8 in.); P: 29,5 cm. (11.5/8 in.)

A rare 'R 12' bookcase in lacquered wood, tubular steel and lacquered steel by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld for Metz & Co circa 1930.

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Provenance
Collection privée, Pays-Bas

Bibliographie
T. M. Brown, The Work of G. Rietveld : Architect, Ed. A. W. Bruna & Zoon, Utrecht, 1958, p. 94
M. Küper et I. van Zijl, Gerrit Th. Rietveld 1888-1964. L'oeuvre complet, catalogue d'exposition, Centraal Museum, Utrecht, 28 novembre 1992-21 février 1993, p. 131, 135 pour des variantes du modèle
P. Timmer, Metz & Co. De creatieve jaren, Ed. Uitgeverij 010, Rotterdam, 1995, p. 79, 90, 94-95, 101
I. van Zijl, Gerrit Rietveld, Ed. Phaidon, Londres, 2010, p. 92, 102, 103, 226
Rietveld's Universe, catalogue d'exposition, Centraal Museum, Utrecht, 10 octobre 2010-30 janvier 2011, p. 70, 141

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