Kaare Klint - Important Design London Wednesday, October 17, 2018 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Prime Minister's Office, Christiansborg Palace, Copenhagen
    Private collection, Denmark, 1980s
    Thence by descent

  • Literature

    Gorm Harkær, Kaare Klint: Volume 1, Copenhagen, 2010, pp. 259, 265
    Gorm Harkær, Kaare Klint: Volume 2, Copenhagen, 2010, p. 25

  • Catalogue Essay

    Phillips wishes to thank Mette J. Dederding from Rud. Rasmussen for her assistance cataloguing the present lot.

79

'Red' armchair, model no. 3758A, designed for the Prime Minister's Office, Copenhagen

designed 1930, executed 1935
Cuban mahogany, Niger leather, brass nailheads.
88.2 x 57.6 x 54.5 cm (34 3/4 x 22 5/8 x 21 1/2 in.)
Executed by cabinetmakers Rud. Rasmussen A/S, Denmark. From the production of 12. Underside with manufacturer's paper label RUD. RASMUSSENS/SNEDKERIER/45 NØRREBROGAD/KØBENHAVN, handwritten inventory number 12656 and architect's monogrammed paper label.

Estimate
£3,000 - 5,000 

Sold for £3,750

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Madalena Horta E Costa
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Important Design

London Auction 18 October 2018