George Reves b. 1910

  • Architect (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect)
George Reves (sometimes spelt Reeves) was an architect and designer of commercial interiors and buildings in Sydney. He registered as an architect in NSW in 1945 after working in Paris fo Perret Freres. Some of his works were published in design and architecture trade journals during the late 1940s and early 1950s.
Tags: architect, furniture designer
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George Reves Coffee Table
creator of
Coffee Table
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Table manufactured by Gerstl Furniture, clear glass top above a wooden base, on ebonised tapered legs.

Provenance: commissioned by the Bartos family for their house in Rose Bay, NSW, 1957, Shapiro Auctioneers 27/04/2016, sale no. SH119, lot 180

 
Armchair
creator of
Pair of Armchairs
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Armchairs manufactured by Gerstl Furniture, wood frame, upholstered in beige fabric, together with matching footstool (3)
height 81 cm width 67 cm depth 70 cm

Provenance: commissioned by the Bartos family for their house in Rose Bay, NSW, 1957, Shapiro Auctioneers 27/04/2016, sale no. SH119, lot 182

 
Coffee Table
creator of
Coffee Table
Date

manufactured by Gerstl Furniture, the stylised rectangular clear glass top resting on a wooden base
height 47 cm width 122 cm depth 66 cm
Provenance: commissioned by the Bartos family for their house in Rose Bay, NSW, 1957, Shapiro Auctioneers 27/04/2016, sale no. SH119, lot 183

 
Armchair
creator of
Armchair
Date

manufactured by Gerstl Furniture, wood frame, upholstered in beige fabric
height 81 cm width 67 cm depth 70 cm
commissioned by the Bartos family for their house in Rose Bay, NSW, 1957, Shapiro Auctioneers 27/04/2016, sale no. SH119, lot 181

 

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References [<ExternalResource: The Other Moderns. Sydney’s Forgotten European Design Legacy, Edited by Rebecca Hawcroft, UNSW Press 2017 (extensive section on Reves)>]