Kaare Klint - Nordic Design London Wednesday, September 30, 2015 | Phillips

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  • Literature

    Nyt Tidsskrift For Kunstindustri, no. 10, October 1942, n.p. for an advertisement
    Nyt Tidsskrift For Kunstindustri, no. 5, May 1943, p. 74, fig. 7
    Grete Jalk, Dansk Møbelkunst gennem 40 aar, Volume 1 1927-1936, Copenhagen, 1987, pp. 120-21, 169 for a technical drawing and period images
    Arne Karlsen, Danish Furniture Design: in the 20th Century, Volume 1, Copenhagen, 2007, front cover pp. 30-31, 42, 69, 93-95 for images and a technical drawing
    Gorm Harkr, Kaare Klint: Volume 1, Copenhagen, 2010, pp. 229, 234, 239, 265, 348, 400, 469
    Gorm Harkr, Kaare Klint: Volume 2, Copenhagen, 2010, pp. 26, 30 for period images and a technical drawing

  • Catalogue Essay

    Phillips wishes to thank Ann-Marie Siersted from Rud. Rasmussen for her assistance with the cataloguing of the present lot.

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Set of eight 'Red' dining chairs and pair of 'Red' armchairs, model nos. 3758 and 3758A, designed for the Danish Museum of Art and Design’s lecture room, Copenhagen

designed 1927 and 1930, executed 1937-1956
Cuban mahogany, Niger leather, brass nailheads.
Each chair: 84.5 x 48 x 48.5 cm (33 1/4 x 18 7/8 x 19 1/8 in.)
Each armchair: 88 x 60.5 x 54.5 cm (34 5/8 x 23 7/8 x 21 1/2 in.)

Executed by cabinetmakers Rud. Rasmussen A/S, Copenhagen, Denmark. Each underside with manufacturer's paper label RUD. RASMUSSENS/SNEDKERIER/45 NØRREBROGAD/KØBENHAVN, eight with handwritten serial numbers 13842, 14071 Lau, 1477 Li and 23355 respectively and architect's monogrammed paper labels.

Estimate
£30,000 - 40,000 

Contact Specialist
Madalena Horta e Costa
Head of Sale
+44 20 7318 4019

Nordic Design

London Auction 1 October 2015