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Selected pieces in our upcoming auction on June 23, 2020
| Erich Dieckmann
Occasional table, c. 1930
Estimate: 8,000 - 12,000 EUR
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| Even if he does not seem to have been one of the most famous designers of the Bauhaus, Erich Dieckmann's designs still are certainly among the most important of the 1920s/30s. They are no-nonsense, functional, confident and of timeless elegance. He would create something new with any material he came upon, whether it be wood, cane or tubular steel. His wooden chair, designed at the end of the 1920s, meant to be low cost furniture, assembled by unemployed and unskilled Frankfurt labourers, captivates with its uncompromising simplicity. Wooden slats and plywood boards made of cheap wood, with visible dovetailing as their only decoration, result in a coherent design of special quality; cheap, functional and comfortable (151A-56).
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| The timber used for the occasional table from 1928/29, made at the Bauhochschule Weimar, is more precious and very rare! Four sturdy, 'L-shaped', mahogany slats, interlocked at a 90° angle, form the base for the round plywood top with mahogany veneer; reserved, confident elegance, only visible at a second glance (151A-57). His tubular steel armchairs also combine functionality, elegance and comfort in equal measures. This is particularly evident in the model '8219' (151A-64), which is based on the closed two-line system, where a structural separation between the frame and the seat-back frame is visible, as well as in the model '8139' (151B-65), in which the base frame, seat, backrest and armrests are shaped from a single closed line. Read more... |
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