Chair, mod. WB 301
DesignerMarcel Breuer
Manufacturer/Maker/EditorEmbru
OriginSwitzerland
Yearcirca 1933-1934
Design Museum SectionSwiss Design IconsDesign in AluminumDesigned by ArchitectsNeues Bauen
Categories
Designheroes ID52872
Auction HousePhillips
HeadquarterNew York, United States
MaterialsAluminium
Availabilityunsold
Conditionpre-owned/vintage
Sale nameThe Architect
Sale dateApr 29, 2014
Lot Number351
Estimate£3,000 - 5,000
Chair, mod. WB 301
Marcel Breuer
circa 1933-1934
Manufactured by Embru-Werke AG, Switzerland.
Painted moulded plywood, aluminium.
75 x 38 x 50 cm (29 5/8 x 14 7/8 x 19 5/8 in.)
Literature
Friederike Mehlau-Wiebking, Arthur Rüegg and Ruggero Tropeano, Schweizer Typenmöbel 1925-1935: Sigfried Giedion und die Wohnbedarf AG, Zurich, 1989, p. 165
Charlotte and Peter Fiell, 1000 Chairs, Cologne, 1997, p. 224
Torsten Bröhan and Thomas Berg, Design Classics 1890-1930, Cologne, 2001, p. 92
Alexander von Vegesack and Matthias Remmele, Marcel Breuer Design and Architecture, Weil am Rhein, 2003, pp. 110, 136
ObjectChair, mod. WB 301
DesignerMarcel Breuer
Manufacturer/Maker/EditorEmbru
OriginSwitzerland
Yearcirca 1933-1934
Design Museum SectionSwiss Design IconsDesign in AluminumDesigned by ArchitectsNeues Bauen
Categories
Designheroes ID52872
Auction HousePhillips
HeadquarterNew York, United States
MaterialsAluminium
Availabilityunsold
Conditionpre-owned/vintage
Sale nameThe Architect
Sale dateApr 29, 2014
Lot Number351
Estimate£3,000 - 5,000