Rare early documented dining chair by Bastiaan Johannes “Bas” van Pelt (1900–1945) - Dutch interior architect, furniture designer, entrepreneur and noted member of the resistance during WWII.
This chair is documented in Timo de Rijk’s authoritative book on The Hague Style (see last picture).
Executed in solid oak, the chair expresses a strikingly rationalist, almost cubistic rigor- most notably through the unusually substantial frame section directly beneath the seat: a powerful horizontal mass that visually “grounds” the piece with architectural presence. The tapered back posts and striking asymmetry of proportions reveal van Pelt’s early Hague School phase, before his evolution toward a more mid-century modernist idiom.
Elegant in its austerity - pure volume, structure and material - this chair epitomizes the severe beauty of interwar Dutch functionalism. Fully original and newly upholstered.
A museum-level example of early modern Dutch design. An eye catching accent piece suitable for curated interiors.
Creator
Bas van Pelt
Design Period
1920s
Production Period
1920s
Country of Manufacture
Netherlands
Identifying Marks
Style
The Hague School, Dutch Art Deco, Modernist
Detailed Condition
Good condition, reupholstered in cream fabric
Restoration and Damage Details
Reupholstered professionally - making use of original seat and springs
