'Barcelona' daybed, 1929 – Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

Lot: 463

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
'Barcelona' daybed, 1929

H. 38 x 82 x 193 cm. Made by Thonet, Frankenberg or Knoll International, New York. Tubular steel, chrome-plated, feet painted red, plywood, black leather. Marked: adhesive tape with inscription: SIGRID NEUBERT MÜNCHEN (2x); Sticker: 001.

Provenance: originally from the possession of Sigrid Neubert (one of the most important German architectural photographers of the 1960s / 70s), then, as a gift, to the consignor. Sigrid Neubert was good friends with Mies van der Rohe.

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Hammer Price: 3,000 €

161C - International Design
23. February 2022 at 3:00 PM CET

Literature:

Exh. cat. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Vitra Design Museum, Weil / Rhine 1998, p. 119; Reuter, Mies und das Neue Wohnen, Ostfildern 2008, p. 194.

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'Barcelona' daybed, 1929