LUTHER A. M. de REVAL (attributed to) - Lot 21

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LUTHER A. M. de REVAL (attributed to) - Lot 21
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 legs resting on two long, flat glides (signs of wear, chips in the lacquer, splinters along the edge of the plywood seat, peeling paint on the base, and oxidation). Bears an aluminum plaque stamped “Rat der Stadt Ludwigslust 596” (Ludwigslust City 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 housed 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 panels 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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