The present model sofa at the Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild, Kunstindustrimuseet, stand 7, 1945.
Photo: Grete Jalk, ed., Dansk Møbelkunst Gennem 40 Aar, Volume 2: 1937-1946, Copenhagen, 1987, p. 275Provenance
Private collection, Denmark
Thence by descent
Private collection, Denmark, acquired from the aboveLiterature
Grete Jalk, ed., Dansk Møbelkunst Gennem 40 Aar, Volume 2: 1937-1946, Copenhagen, 1987, p. 275
Catalogue Essay
The present model sofa was exhibited at the Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild, Kunstindustrimuseet, 28 September–14 October 1945, stand 7. A preparatory drawing of the stand held in the Nanna Ditzel Design Archive reveals that the stand, which was intended to showcase suitable furniture for young couples' housing, was initially meant to feature an ottoman but the present model sofa was ultimately included instead. There are no other known examples of this sofa, which is most likely a unique piece.
Phillips wishes to thank Dennie and Lulu Ditzel from Nanna Ditzel Design for their assistance in cataloguing the present lot.
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Rare sofa
circa 1945
Fabric, beech.
90.8 x 169 x 80 cm (35 3/4 x 66 1/2 x 31 1/2 in.)
Executed by master cabinetmaker Louis G. Thiersen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Estimate
£6,000 - 8,000 ‡
Sold for £8,890
Antonia King
Head of Sale, Design
+44 20 7901 7944
Antonia.King@phillips.com
Design
London Auction 31 October 2023
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