'Schroeder' occasional table, designed 1923, executed circa 1962-1964
Red, white, black, yellow, and blue lacquered wood and laminated wood
Two factory marks: H. G. M./ G. A. v. d. GROENEKAN/DE BILT NEDERLAND and 'GROENEKAN/DE BILT NEDERLAND'
Approx 60cm high x 50cm wide x 50cm deep

Notes:

Originally designed for House Schröder in Utrecht, which had been built by Rietveld, this side table is composed of five geometric elements and painted in primary colours, based on the principles of the De Stijl movement.

Literature:

D. Housden, De Stijl, the other face of tradition, Design, March 1968, p. 29; Gerrit Thomas Rietveld 1888 – 1964, exh. cat., Bede Gallery, Jarrow, UK, 1990, n.p.; T. Dyckhoff, ‘Rough Diamond’, The Guardian Space, 19 October 2000, p. 9.