International Sale: Schools of Design

online only auction | 1 day sale | 24 days away
Location
Munich, DE
Dates

Sale Starts

Wed
Dec 10
8am

Sale Ends

Wed
Dec 10
Henry van de Velde, 'Bloemenwerf' chair, 1894/95
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This year's highlight auction, Schools of Design, kicks off with an ensemble of exceptional art-historical significance. The furniture designed by Henry van de Velde for Else von Guaita-Lampe (cat. nos. 395 to 404) is one of the most impressive examples of the close connection between artistic vision and personal relationships that characterizes van de Veldes work. The reception room by Peter Behrens from 1906 follows another outstanding chapter in early modernism. Designed for the Third German Arts and Crafts Exhibition in Dresden, the ensemble displays Behrens clear architectural signature, in which he already developed the formal coherence that paved the...

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Henry van de Velde, 'Bloemenwerf' chair, 1894/95
Henry van de Velde, 'Bloemenwerf' chair, 1894/95
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Henry van de Velde, 'Bloemenwerf' chair, 1894/95
Henry van de Velde, 'Bloemenwerf' chair, 1894/95
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Henry van de Velde, 'Bloemenwerf' chair, 1894/95
Henry van de Velde, 'Bloemenwerf' chair, 1894/95
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Henry van de Velde, Brooch, 1898
Henry van de Velde, Brooch, 1898
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Henry van de Velde, Visiting card tray, 1898
Henry van de Velde, Visiting card tray, 1898
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Henry van de Velde, Brooch, 1898/99
Henry van de Velde, Brooch, 1898/99
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Henry van de Velde, Brooch, 1898/99
Henry van de Velde, Brooch, 1898/99
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Henry van de Velde, Collier, 1902
Henry van de Velde, Collier, 1902
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Henry van de Velde , Ring from the estate of Mme. van de Velde, c. 1904
Henry van de Velde , Ring from the estate of Mme. van de Velde, c. 1904
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Henry van de Velde , Unique pendant 'SH', 1897
Henry van de Velde , Unique pendant 'SH', 1897
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Henry van de Velde, Salt and pepper bowl, 1900
Henry van de Velde, Salt and pepper bowl, 1900
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Henry van de Velde, Salt and pepper bowl, 1900
Henry van de Velde, Salt and pepper bowl, 1900