Clarice Cliff, Art Deco & Design - 18th March 2020
Lot 316
Erik de Graaff (born 1951) a grey lacquered plywood box chair
Estimate £200 - £400 | Hammer £180
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Description
Erik de Graaff (born 1951)
a grey lacquered plywood box chair, designed 1980, the cube form base with slotted back, and a grey lacquered plywood chair in three pieces by Erik de Graaff, and a poster featuring a box chair, 85.5cm. high (6)
Literature
The Makers Eye, Craft Council, 1981, page 10 for a comparable box chair illustrated and page 33 for both designs illustrated.
Design, January 1985 page 12, the three piece chair illustrated.
Catalogue notes
The box chair is part of a series of four designs of which each vary in shade. Erik de Graaff was born in Lagos, Nigeria and trained at the London College of Furniture and later the Royal College of Art.
Provenance
Furniture Show, Contemporary Applied Arts, London 16th September to 15th October 1988.