Ib Kofod-Larsen - 20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design Evening Sale Hong Kong Saturday, May 26, 2018 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Den Permanente, Copenhagen, early 1960s
    Private Collection, Copenhagen (acquired directly from the above)

  • Literature

    Lena Larsson, 'Snedkerlaugets utställning 1956', Dansk Kunsthåndværk, no. 6, 1956, p. 136
    Dansk Kunsthåndværk, no. 7, 1956, p. 148 for an advertisement
    'Noter, anmeldelser og indlæg', Dansk Kunsthåndværk, no. 34, 1961, p. 20
    'A Dictionary of Design and Decoration,' House & Garden, no. 167, vol. 16, January 1963, p. 63
    Grete Jalk, ed., Dansk Møbelkunst gennem 40 aar, Volume 3: 1947-1956, Copenhagen, 1987, p. 365
    Grete Jalk, ed., Dansk Møbelkunst gennem 40 aar, Volume 4: 1957-1966, Copenhagen, 1987, pp. 13, 49
    Noritsugu Oda, Danish Chairs, San Francisco, 1996, p. 163
    Per H. Hansen, Finn Juhl and His House, Ostfildern, 2014, p. 101

  • Catalogue Essay

    The present model was exhibited at the 'Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild', Kunstindustrimuseet, Copenhagen, 20 September–7 October 1956, Stand 28.

Σ32

Pair of 'Elisabeth' armchairs, model no. U 56

designed 1956, produced early 1960s
Brazilian rosewood, leather
Each: 71.5 x 79 x 78 cm. (28 1/8 x 31 1/8 x 30 3/4 in.)
Executed by master cabinetmakers Christensen & Larsen, Copenhagen, Denmark. Underside of each with manufacturer's mark. Designed in 1956, produced in early 1960s.

Estimate
HK$150,000 - 250,000 
€16,100-26,900
$19,200-32,100

Sold for HK$300,000

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20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design Evening Sale

Hong Kong Auction 27 May 2018