Fritz Hansen, sales catalogue, Copenhagen, 1942, front cover for model no. 2240 Sigvard Bernadotte and Johannes Lehm-Laursen, Moderne Dansk Boligkunst, Odense, 1947, p. 206 for model no. 2240
Catalogue Essay
The present sofa, a variant of model no. 2240 designed in 1939, was produced the following year and is possibly a prototype.
1940 Beech-veneered wood, beech, fabric. 75 x 149 x 66 cm (29 1/2 x 58 5/8 x 25 7/8 in.) Manufactured by Fritz Hansen, Copenhagen, Denmark. Underside with manufacturer's paper label printed 28 / 5 40/2240 Vari/Antal 1/Or. 7027. Central back leg impressed K.