Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Rare and important early "Barcelona" chair
Estimate: 40.000 - 60.000 USD
Price realised: 100.800 USD
Price realised: 100.800 USD
Description
ca. 1932
Nickel-plated hand-forged and welded flat steel, leather, horsehair.
29 1/8 in. (75 cm) high
Manufactured by Berliner Metallgewerbe Joseph Müller, Germany. Designed for the German Pavilion at the 1929 International Exhibition, Barcelona, Spain. Together with signed card and correspondence from Mies van der Rohe.
Eduard Ludwig, Berlin, Germany
Nickel-plated hand-forged and welded flat steel, leather, horsehair.
29 1/8 in. (75 cm) high
Manufactured by Berliner Metallgewerbe Joseph Müller, Germany. Designed for the German Pavilion at the 1929 International Exhibition, Barcelona, Spain. Together with signed card and correspondence from Mies van der Rohe.
Eduard Ludwig, Berlin, Germany
A top price for Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
The work Rare and important early "Barcelona" chair by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was sold in the Design & Design Art auction at Phillips in New York in December 2006. It achieved a price of USD 100,800.00 (€ 76,381.00), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 68%. This high result makes Rare and important early "Barcelona" chair the most expensive artwork by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Die Arbeit Rare and important early "Barcelona" chair von Ludwig Mies van der Rohe wurde im Dezember 2006 in der Auktion Design & Design Art bei Phillips in New York versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 100.800,00 (€ 76.381,00) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 68%. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Rare and important early "Barcelona" chair zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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