Finn Juhl - Design New York Thursday, June 9, 2016 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Purchased in Copenhagen, Denmark, circa 1971
    Private collection, New York
    Acquired from the above by the present owner

  • Literature

    Svend Erik Møller and Viggo Sten Møller, Dansk møbelkunst, Københavns Snedkerlaugs møbeludstilling 1927-1951, Copenhagen, 1951, p. 82
    Esbjørn Hiort, Modern Danish Furniture, New York, 1956, p. 59
    Arne Karlsen, ed., Contemporary Danish Design, Copenhagen, 1960, p. 53
    Grete Jalk, ed., Dansk Møbelkunst gennem 40 aar, Volume 3: 1947-1956, Copenhagen, 1987, pp. 125, 270-71
    Esbjørn Hiort, Finn Juhl: Furniture, Architecture, Applied Art, Copenhagen, 1990, pp. 40, 44-45 for images and drawings

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Set of twelve “Egyptian” dining chairs

designed 1949, executed circa 1971
Teak, fabric.
Each: 35 1/4 x 21 1/4 x 22 3/4 in. (89.5 x 54 x 57.8 cm)
Executed by cabinetmaker Niels Vodder, Copenhagen, Denmark. Underside of each branded NIELS VODDER CABINETMAKER/COPENHAGEN DENMARK/DESIGN: FINN JUHL.

Estimate
$20,000 - 30,000 

Sold for $43,750

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New York Auction 9 June 2016