Finn Juhl - Important Nordic Design London Wednesday, September 26, 2012 | Phillips

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  • Literature

    Grete Jalk, ed., Dansk Møbelkunst gennem 40 aar, Vol. 3 1947-1956, Copenhagen, 1987, pp. 124-25
    Esbjørn Hiort, Finn Juhl: Furniture, Architecture, Applied Art, Copenhagen, 1990, pp. 23, 40-41
    Martin Eidelberg, ed., Design 1935-1965: What Modern Was, New York, 1991, p. 187
    Noritsugu Oda, Danish Chairs, San Francisco, 1996, pp. 92-93

  • Catalogue Essay

    The present model chair was first exhibited at Stand 9 of the 1949 Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild Exhibitions at the Kunstindustrimuseet, 30 September–16 October.9.

Σ245

'Chieftain' armchair

circa 1949
Rosewood, leather.
93 x 103 x 87 cm (36 5/8 x 40 1/2 x 34 1/4 in)
Produced by cabinetmaker Niels Vodder, Denmark. Underside branded with 'CABINETMAKER NIELS VODDER/COPENHAGEN DENMARK/DESIGN FINN JUHL'.

Estimate
£25,000 - 35,000 

Sold for £58,850

Important Nordic Design

27 September 2012
London