Kálmán Lengyel - Design London Thursday, May 2, 2024 | Phillips
  • Provenance

    Private Collection, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
    Phillips, London, 'Design', 24 September 2014, lot 228
    Acquired from the above by the present owner

  • Literature

    Ka-Le Möbel, sales catalogue, Berlin, 1929, pl. 4 for a similar example
    'Das Problem Der Kleinen Räume, Arbeiten von Kálmán Lengyel. Berlin', Moderne Bauformen, April 1933, pp. 198-99, 201 for similar examples
    Bauhaus Furniture, A Legend Reviewed, exh. cat., Bauhaus Museum für Gestaltung, Berlin, 2002, p. 278 for a similar example

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Unique cabinet with adjustable desk

circa 1930
Birch-veneered wood, painted wood, nickel-plated brass, glass.
155 x 232.8 x 149 cm (61 x 91 5/8 x 58 5/8 in.)
Manufactured by W. Laborenz, Berlin and distributed by Standard Möbel, Berlin, Germany.

Estimate
£12,000 - 18,000 

Contact Specialist

Antonia King
Head of Sale, Design
+44 20 7901 7944
Antonia.King@phillips.com
 

Design

London Auction 2 May 2024