Finn Juhl - 20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design Evening Sale Hong Kong Saturday, May 27, 2017 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Dail Ski Resort, Colorado
    Acquired from the above by the present owner

  • Literature

    Esbjørn Hiort, Modern Danish Furniture, New York, 1956, p. 58
    Niels Vodder, Furniture, Copenhagen, 1959, pp. 16, 26
    Patricia Yamada, ed., Finn Juhl Memorial Exhibition, exh. cat., Osaka, 1990, p. 25
    Henrik Wivel, Finn Juhl, Humlebæk, 2004, p. 65
    Per H. Hansen, Finn Juhl and his house, Copenhagen, 2009, pp. 101, 126, 186-87

  • Catalogue Essay

    The present lot was specifically designed for the ‘Egyptian’ dining chair and is 20 cm (7 7/8 in.) larger in both length and width than the standard model.

Σ25

Rare and large extendable dining table, model no. FJ 49 T

Designed 1949
Brazilian rosewood-veneered wood, Brazilian rosewood
71 x 310 x 140 cm (27 7/8 x 122 x 55 1/8 in.) fully extended
Executed by master cabinetmaker Niels Vodder, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Designed in 1949. Together with two leaves.

Estimate
HK$230,000 - 330,000 
€27,700-39,700
$29,500-42,300

Sold for HK$250,000

Contact Specialist
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20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design Evening Sale

Hong Kong Auction 28 May 2017