Finn Juhl - 20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design Evening Sale Hong Kong Saturday, November 25, 2017 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Private Collection, Copenhagen, Denmark, acquired mid-1950s

  • Literature

    Erik Wørts, 'Den Syvogtyvende', Dansk Kunsthaandværk, no. 11, December 1952, p. 181
    Niels Vodder Furniture, Copenhagen, 1959, p. 12
    Grete Jalk, ed., Dansk Møbelkunst gennem 40 aar, Volume 3: 1947-1956, Copenhagen, 1987, pp. 271-72, 311
    Esbjørn Hiort, Finn Juhl: Furniture, Architecture, Applied Art, Copenhagen, 1990, pp. 58-59 for images and drawings
    Patricia Yamada, ed., Finn Juhl Memorial Exhibition, exh. cat., Osaka, 1990, pp. 76-79, 139 for images and drawings
    Noritsugu Oda, Danish Chairs, San Francisco, 1999, p. 98
    Per H. Hansen, Finn Juhl and His House, Ostfildern, 2014, pp. 101, 103

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Pair of easy chairs, model no. FJ 53

designed 1953, produced 1950s
Bangkok teak, fabric, brass
Each: 73.4 x 71 x 79 cm (28 7/8 x 27 7/8 x 31 1/8 in.)
Executed by master cabinetmaker Niels Vodder, Copenhagen, Denmark. Underside of each branded and impressed with CABINETMAKER NIELS VODDER/COPENHAGEN DENMARK/DESIGN FINN JUHL. Designed 1953, produced 1950s.

Estimate
HK$150,000 - 250,000 
€16,600-27,600
$19,200-32,100

Sold for HK$687,500

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20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design Evening Sale

Hong Kong Auction 26 November 2017