Chairs, Chair Design and Chair Designers
Cantilever Chair MR 20 by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
P R O D U C E R
Metallgewerbe Müller
P R I C E R A N G E
5000 and more EUR
D E S C R I P T I O N
Cantilever chair MR20, 1927, Metallgewerbe Müller, Berlin. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (Design 1927). Steel pipe, basketwork.
78 x 52 x 87 cm
Estimate price: 5000 euros
The auction is on Monday, November 23 2009 at 16.00 in Cologne.
R E F E R E N C E
Lot 407
Sunday, strolling over the The Hague open air antique fair, I noticed this dark red Barcelona Chair with ottoman.. If only Ludwig knew…
Currently it is so hot that the trees are losing their leaves due to heat stress as if it is autumn.
To me the back looks as if it is an original one, but I’m not sure.
Does the little Persian rug detonate or not? I believe it does and you?
Wooden Stool by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
LUDWIG MIES VAN DER ROHE
Rare and important stool, 1933
Macassar ebony-veneered wood, leather, wood. 18 1/2 x 21 3/4 x 15 3/8 in. (47 x 55.2 x 39.1 cm.)
ESTIMATE $25,000-35,000PROVENANCE Employee at the Mies van der Rohe studio, Am Karlsbad 24, Berlin; Private Collection, Berlin
LITERATURE Wita Noack, Konsentrat Der Moderne, Bonn, 2008, p. 235
The History of Steel would be incomplete without a chapter titled ‘Mies van der Rohe,’ for that material is greatly reinforced by his name. Mies built all his best-known chairs from seats of steel—chrome, stainless, nickel-plated. Despite a metal fixation, his choice of…
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Knoll who’ve held the rights to numerous mid-century furniture classics may be in trouble. They originally sued Alphaville’s customers for selling the 1920’s Mies van der Rohe “Barcelona” designs, the case was dismissed and now Alphaville’s president David Lee is striking back.
“…Our case will clarify the law and show that Knoll cannot keep others from using these 1920’s designs that have been made by a myriad of manufacturers for over 40 years. We seek a full cancellation of Knoll’s trademark registrations with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office.”
Via Core77
Update: Interestingly the site of Alphaville disappeared recently.
Last edited by Guido J. van den Elshout on May 6, 2012 at 2:03 PM
Pair of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Side Chairs
Pair of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Side Chairs
Estimate 1,500 – 2,000 British pounds
designed 1927, for Standard Mobel, chromed tubular steel with cane upholstery
Provenance The Estate of Margarethe Viereck, by repute
via Christie’s