Mogens Lassen - Important Nordic Design London Wednesday, November 16, 2011 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Jackson Design GmbH, Stockholm

  • Literature

    Esbjørn Hiort, Modern Danish Furniture, New York, 1956, p. 126; Dansk Kunst-hånd-værker-leksikon, 1979, p. 366; Grete Jalk, ed., Dansk Møbelkunst gennem 40 aar, Volume 2: 1937-1946, Copenhagen, 1987, p. 115, fig. 4; Bodil Busk Laursen, Søren Matz and Christian Holmsted Olesen, eds., Mesterværker: 100 års dansk møbelsnedkeri (English summary), Copenhagen, 2003, p. 23; Andrew Hollingsworth, Danish Modern, Layton, 2008, p. 64

  • Catalogue Essay

    The present model coffee table was exhibited on Stand 16 of the Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild Exhibition at the Kunstindustrinuseet, 20 September – 6 October 1940.

Σ93

Rare and large folding ‘Egyptian’ coffee table

1940s
Produced by Master cabinetmakers A.J. Iversen, Denmark. Shaped rosewood-veneered wood top, rosewood leg support with brass caps and hinges.
53 cm (20 7/8 in) high, 122 cm (48 in) diameter

Estimate
£8,000 - 12,000 

Sold for £17,500

Important Nordic Design

17 November 2011
London