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21 - LUTHER A. M. de REVAL (attributed to)
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Estimate €200 - €300
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Description
LUTHER A. M. de REVAL (attributed to) Folding chair with a folding seat and a backrest made of curved birch plywood, perforated with a pattern of holes forming rosettes and diamond-shaped frames. Black-lacquered wrought-iron base, with curved ‘S’-shaped uprights resting on two long, flat glides (signs of wear, areas where the lacquer is missing, chips to the edge of the plywood seat, flaking paint on the base and signs of oxidation). Bears an aluminium plate stamped ‘Rat der Stadt Ludwigslust 596’ (Ludwigslust Town Council). Circa 1890 H 92.5 cm – W 52 cm – D 53 cm - History: An identical example, from the same Ludwigslust series and bearing the number 667, is held at the MAK in Vienna (inv. H 3642), where it is attributed to the A. M. Luther factory in Reval, based on a German model. Founded in 1877 in Reval by Alexander Martin Luther, this company began supplying plywood sheets as early as 1885 and became one of Europe’s leading producers of birch plywood. It won the Grand Prix at the 1900 Paris World’s Fair and marketed its products under the ‘Luterma’ brand.
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About the sale TAKE A SEAT! A selection from the Werner Löffler collection
Auction location
Auction time 10/27/2026 at 1:30 PM
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