© H. Blairman & Sons Ltd.
© H. Blairman & Sons Ltd.
Armchair & dressing table
Marcel Breuer
- Art Funded
- 2003
- Dimensions
- 1) 77.5 x 89 x 85 cm; 2) 157.5 x 116 x 38.2 cm
- Vendor
- Unknown
The armchair has a rectangular re-upholstered back and seat cushions enclosed within cut-out side panels, each fitted with a loop shape with the top forming the armrest and the bottom forming a shelf for cocktails.
The dressing table comprises a tall wall mounted mirror flanked by two circular hinged viewing mirrors. Below are two drawer units, one four drawer, and one seven drawer with D-form chromium plated handles.
Provenance
Commissioned by Dorothea Ventris for Highpoint, Highgate, London, 1936; moved by Michael Ventris to Hampstead; sold with house to John Renton; Sotheby's.