Rare room divider/bookshelf
Manufacturer/Maker/EditorWohnbedarfEmbru
OriginSwitzerland
Year1932-1935
Design Museum SectionDesigned by ArchitectsSwiss Design IconsDesign in Tubular Steel
Categories
Designheroes ID233763
Auction HousePhillips
HeadquarterNew York, United States
MaterialsTubular Steel
Availabilitysold
Conditionpre-owned/vintage
Sale nameDesign & Design Art
Sale dateDec 13, 2007
Lot Number24
Estimate$20,000 - 30,000
Price realized49'000 USD
Rare room divider/bookshelf
Marcel Breuer
1932-1935
Manufactured by Embru, Switzerland and marketed by Wohnbedarf AG Zurich/Basel, Switzerland.
Chrome-plated tubular steel, painted wood.
79 3/4 x 93 5/8 x 13 5/8 in. (202.6 x 237.8 x 34.6 cm)
Underside of lowest shelf with metal label “Embru.”
Literature
Peter Lepel and Oliver Spies, Über Möbel: Eith Streifzug durch das Archiv der Embru-Werke, 1928-1943, Zürich, pp. 56-61 for a discussion of these shelves and similar examples
ObjectRare room divider/bookshelf
Manufacturer/Maker/EditorWohnbedarfEmbru
OriginSwitzerland
Year1932-1935
Design Museum SectionDesigned by ArchitectsSwiss Design IconsDesign in Tubular Steel
Categories
Designheroes ID233763
Auction HousePhillips
HeadquarterNew York, United States
MaterialsTubular Steel
Availabilitysold
Conditionpre-owned/vintage
Sale nameDesign & Design Art
Sale dateDec 13, 2007
Lot Number24
Estimate$20,000 - 30,000
Price realized49'000 USD