Magnificent and rare pair of Amsterdamse School chairs.
Design by Michel De Klerk for 't Woonhuys Amsterdam.
Striking Dutch design from 1916.
Exceptional hand-carved sculptural frames and re-upholstered with purple velvet fabric.
Michel De Klerk is the most prominent designer of Amsterdamse School, an architectural movement in the Netherlands which started around 1910 in Amsterdam.
This wonderful pair of Amsterdamse School chairs by Michel De Klerk for 't Woonhuys Amsterdam is in very good original condition and both chairs have a beautiful patina.
This pair was part of the collection of Kunsthandel Frans Leidelmeijer Amsterdam.
Public Collections: Musée d'Orsay Paris - Centraal Museum Utrecht - Amsterdamse School Museum Het Schip Amsterdam - Mitchell Wolfson Jr. Collection - The Wolfsonian Miami Beach.
A real eye-catcher in your home or office.
We will ship this iconic example of the Amsterdamse School in a custom made wooden crate for safe transport when purchased by overseas buyers!
Our gallery is a family-owned and managed company which has been dedicated to dealing in 20th century Decorative Arts since it's foundation in the late 1920s. We supply customers around the world from our headquarters in Amsterdam and our new showroom in Cruquius near Amsterdam Schiphol Airport.
We ship worldwide and our team of experienced packers will wrap and pack your item carefully.
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Literature: Ingeborg de Roode/Marjan Groot, Living in the Amsterdamse School - Designs for the interior 1910 - 1930, exhibition catalogue Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam April 9 - August 28 2016 pag. 95 and 186
