C.H. Brockmann-Petersen - 20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design Day Sale Hong Kong Thursday, July 9, 2020 | Phillips
  • Description

    A Century of Modern Design: the Collection of Kai-Yin Lo
    Hong Kong-based collector Kai-Yin Lo amassed an extraordinary collection that reflects inspiration, innovation and scholarship. The collection of modern and contemporary design is global in its scope and vast in its chronological sweep.

    現代設計的世紀回顧——羅啟妍女士收藏
    現居香港的藏家羅啟妍豐富非凡的典藏,不僅深具啟發、創新以及學術精神,這個著眼於現代及當代設計的收藏,深具國際視野,也廣泛橫跨了各個發展時期。

  • Provenance

    Den Permanente, Copenhagen
    Private collection, Helsingborg, Sweden, acquired from the above, circa 1960
    Thence by descent
    Modernity, Copenhagen
    Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2014

  • Literature

    Grete Jalk, ed., Dansk Møbelkunst gennem 40 aar, Volume 3: 1947-1956, Copenhagen, 1987, p. 389 for a similar armchair

  • Catalogue Essay

    The three-legged version of the present model chair was exhibited at the 'Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild', Kunstindustrimuseet, Copenhagen, 20 September – 7 October 1956, Stand 13.

    The sophisticated and refined lines of the present model sofa and chair are representative of Danish Modern design. Acquired in Sweden, the sofa is a particularly rare example of which few examples are known, and the chair is a recognisable design with several variants. Brockmann-Petersen’s work, including a three-legged version of the present model chair, was displayed at the Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild exhibitions. Further, the use of high-quality wood and cane in these two pieces make them perfect examples of Danish Modern design from the mid-1900s.

Eternal Form - A Century of Modern and Contemporary Design

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Sofa and armchair

designed circa 1956
teak, cane
Sofa: 66.8 x 93.8 x 43.5 cm. (26 1/4 x 36 7/8 x 17 1/8 in.)
Armchair: 70 x 55.8 x 40 cm. (27 1/2 x 21 7/8 x 15 3/4 in.)

Executed by master cabinetmaker Louis G. Thiersen & Søn, Denmark. Designed circa 1956.

Estimate
HK$30,000 - 50,000 
€3,300-5,400
$3,800-6,400

Sold for HK$81,250

Contact Specialist
Danielle So
Associate Specialist, Head of Day Sale

20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design Day Sale

Hong Kong Auction 9 July 2020