Gerrit Thomas Rietveld - A Rare \'Elling\' Sideboard

Gerrit Thomas Rietveld

A Rare 'Elling' Sideboard

Found at Christies, London
Masterpieces of Design & Photography, Lot 22
03.Okt - 03.Okt.2017
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
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.

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.

Other artists in this auction

Shiro Kuramata - A pair of \'How High the Moon\' armchairs
Shiro Kuramata
Auction: 03.Okt - 03.Okt.2017
Title: A pair of 'How High the Moon' armchairs
Price: XX.XXX
Found at Christies
32 auction results
Ingo Maurer - Porca Miseria! [What a Disaster!], A Ceiling Light
Ingo Maurer
Auction: 03.Okt - 03.Okt.2017
Title: Porca Miseria! [What a Disaster!], A Ceiling Light
Price: XX.XXX
Found at Christies
7 auction results
Andreas Gursky - May Day IV
Andreas Gursky
Auction: 03.Okt - 03.Okt.2017
Title: May Day IV
Price: XX.XXX
Found at Christies
483 auction results
Yoichi Ohira - Colata di Lava n. 16\' Vase
Yoichi Ohira
Auction: 03.Okt - 03.Okt.2017
Title: Colata di Lava n. 16' Vase
Price: XX.XXX
Found at Christies
4 auction results
Gio Ponti - A Rare and Important Low Table
Gio Ponti
Auction: 03.Okt - 03.Okt.2017
Title: A Rare and Important Low Table
Price: XX.XXX
Found at Christies
16 auction results
Poul Henningsen - A rare \'Spiral\' ceiling light
Poul Henningsen
Auction: 03.Okt - 03.Okt.2017
Title: A rare 'Spiral' ceiling light
Price: XX.XXX
Found at Christies
57 auction results
Franktišek Drtikol - Nude with Circles
Franktišek Drtikol
Auction: 03.Okt - 03.Okt.2017
Title: Nude with Circles
Price: XX.XXX
Found at Christies
146 auction results
Baron Adolph De Meyer - Water Lilies
Baron Adolph De Meyer
Auction: 03.Okt - 03.Okt.2017
Title: Water Lilies
Price: XX.XXX
Found at Christies
29 auction results
Ron Arad - In Place of Fire
Ron Arad
Auction: 03.Okt - 03.Okt.2017
Title: In Place of Fire
Price: XX.XXX
Found at Christies
63 auction results
Claude Lalanne - Lanterne
Claude Lalanne
Auction: 03.Okt - 03.Okt.2017
Title: Lanterne
Price: XX.XXX
Found at Christies
195 auction results
Tapio Wirkkala - A Monumental Prototype \'Leaf\'
Tapio Wirkkala
Auction: 03.Okt - 03.Okt.2017
Title: A Monumental Prototype 'Leaf'
Price: XX.XXX
Found at Christies
11 auction results
Irving Penn - Cottage Tulip: Sorbet, New York
Irving Penn
Auction: 03.Okt - 03.Okt.2017
Title: Cottage Tulip: Sorbet, New York
Price: XX.XXX
Found at Christies
1,531 auction results
Helmut Newton - “Charlotte Rampling” at the Hotel Nord Pinus, Arles, France 1973
Helmut Newton
Auction: 03.Okt - 03.Okt.2017
Title: “Charlotte Rampling” at the Hotel Nord Pinus, Arles, France 1973
Price: XX.XXX
Found at Christies
1,282 auction results
Carlo Mollino - A rare and important dining suite
Carlo Mollino
Auction: 03.Okt - 03.Okt.2017
Title: A rare and important dining suite
Price: XX.XXX
Found at Christies
23 auction results
Marc Newson - Event Horizon Table
Marc Newson
Auction: 03.Okt - 03.Okt.2017
Title: Event Horizon Table
Price: XX.XXX
Found at Christies
34 auction results
Finn Juhl - \'Chieftain\' Chair
Finn Juhl
Auction: 03.Okt - 03.Okt.2017
Title: 'Chieftain' Chair
Price: XX.XXX
Found at Christies
48 auction results
Wolfgang Tillmans - Urgency XVI
Wolfgang Tillmans
Auction: 03.Okt - 03.Okt.2017
Title: Urgency XVI
Price: XX.XXX
Found at Christies
736 auction results
Gaetano Pesce - An important \'Moloch\' Floor Lamp
Gaetano Pesce
Auction: 03.Okt - 03.Okt.2017
Title: An important 'Moloch' Floor Lamp
Price: XX.XXX
Found at Christies
38 auction results
Thomas Struth - Museum of Modern Art, New York
Thomas Struth
Auction: 03.Okt - 03.Okt.2017
Title: Museum of Modern Art, New York
Price: XX.XXX
Found at Christies
572 auction results
Jean Prouve - A Rare Stool, model no. 306
Jean Prouve
Auction: 03.Okt - 03.Okt.2017
Title: A Rare Stool, model no. 306
Price: XX.XXX
Found at Christies
70 auction results
Robert Mapplethorpe - Self-Portrait
Robert Mapplethorpe
Auction: 03.Okt - 03.Okt.2017
Title: Self-Portrait
Price: XX.XXX
Found at Christies
1,346 auction results
Gillian Wearing - Self Portrait at 17 Years Old
Gillian Wearing
Auction: 03.Okt - 03.Okt.2017
Title: Self Portrait at 17 Years Old
Price: XX.XXX
Found at Christies
50 auction results