Børge Mogensen - 20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design Day Sale in Association with Poly Auction Hong Kong Sunday, June 6, 2021 | Phillips
  • Provenance

    Private Collection
    Design, Dorotheum, Vienna, 7 November 2013, lot 278
    Acquired from the above by the present owner

  • Literature

    Grete Jalk, ed., Dansk Møbelkunst gennem 40 aar, Volume 3: 1947-1956, Copenhagen, 1987, pp. 155-57
    Frederik Sieck, Contemporary Danish Furniture Design: a short illustrated review, Copenhagen, 1990, p. 176
    Noritsugu Oda, Danish Chairs, San Francisco, 1996, pp. 128-29
    Michael Müller, Børge Mogensen: Simplicity and Function, Berlin, 2015, pp. 102-03

  • Catalogue Essay

    The present model was exhibited at the 'Copenhagen Cabinetmakers' Guild', Kunstindustrimuseet, Copenhagen, 22 September-8 October, 1950, stand 7.

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Pair of 'Hunting' chairs, model no. 2229

designed 1950, produced after 1972
oak, leather, stainless steel
each 67 x 71 x 86.4 cm. (26 3/8 x 27 7/8 x 34 in.)
Designed 1950, produced after 1972. Manufactured by Fredericia Stolefabrik, Copenhagen, Denmark. Underside of each with manufacturer's metal label impressed FREDERICIA/FURNITURE/Design: Børge Mogensen.

Estimate
HK$60,000 - 80,000 
€6,300-8,500
$7,700-10,300

Sold for HK$88,200

Contact Specialist

Danielle So
Associate Specialist, Head of Day Sale
DanielleSo@phillips.com

20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design Day Sale in Association with Poly Auction

Hong Kong Auction 7 June 2021