Gerrit Thomas Rietveld
A Rare 'Elling' Sideboard
Found at
Christies,
London
Masterpieces of Design & Photography, Lot 22
03.Okt - 03.Okt.2017
Masterpieces of Design & Photography, Lot 22
03.Okt - 03.Okt.2017
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
executed by Gerard van de Groenekan, De Bilt, painted and stained beech
branded 'H.G.M. G.A.v.d. Groenekan, De Bilt Nederland' (to the reverse)
41 x 78 ¾ x 17 ¾ in. (104 x 200 x 45 cm.)
Designed 1919, this example executed circa 1970.
The unique first example of this cabinet was exhibited in 1920 and was soon acquired by the architect Piet Elling. That example is now lost, destroyed in a fire, and no other pre-war examples are known. From 1958 onwards a small number of cabinets, including the present example, were produced to-order by Rietveld’s dedicated cabinetmaker, Gerard van de Groenekan.
Other examples are included in the collections of the Stedlijk Museum, Amsterdam, and the Kirkland Museum, Denver.
Private Collection, The Netherlands, commisioned | direct from the maker. | Thence by descent to the present owner.
branded 'H.G.M. G.A.v.d. Groenekan, De Bilt Nederland' (to the reverse)
41 x 78 ¾ x 17 ¾ in. (104 x 200 x 45 cm.)
Designed 1919, this example executed circa 1970.
The unique first example of this cabinet was exhibited in 1920 and was soon acquired by the architect Piet Elling. That example is now lost, destroyed in a fire, and no other pre-war examples are known. From 1958 onwards a small number of cabinets, including the present example, were produced to-order by Rietveld’s dedicated cabinetmaker, Gerard van de Groenekan.
Other examples are included in the collections of the Stedlijk Museum, Amsterdam, and the Kirkland Museum, Denver.
Private Collection, The Netherlands, commisioned | direct from the maker. | Thence by descent to the present owner.
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work A Rare 'Elling' Sideboard by Gerrit Rietveld was sold in the Masterpieces of Design & Photography auction at Christies in London in October 2017. The price achieved of GBP 68,750.00 (€ 78,388.46) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 60,000.00 – 90,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Gerrit Rietveld - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Hoge armchair, designed in 1919, our model of 1963, which sold at auction in February 2021 for EUR 214,200.00.
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit A Rare 'Elling' Sideboard von Gerrit Rietveld wurde im Oktober 2017 in der Auktion Masterpieces of Design & Photography bei Christies in London versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 68.750,00 (€ 78.388,46) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 60.000,00 – 90.000,00 angegeben worden. Für andere Arbeiten von Gerrit Rietveld mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Hoge armchair, designed in 1919, our model of 1963 beobachtet, die im Februar 2021 für EUR 214.200,00 versteigert wurde.
Gerrit Rietveld - Auction history
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