Lot 118
  • 118

Finn Juhl

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Pair of 'NV-45' Armchairs, circa 1945
  • teak, fabric, foam, leather
  • 80 H cm. (31 1/4 in.)
executed by Niels Vodder
teak, with wool upholstery

Provenance

Private Collection, Jutland, Denmark
Sigmar, London

Literature

Domus, no. 252/253, November/December, 1950, p. 81
Ambienti Arredati, Milan, 1954, pp. 12, 100
Grete Jalk, 40 Years of Danish Furniture Design, vol. 2: 1937-1946, Denmark, 1987, pp. 276-277
Esbjørn Hiort, Finn Juhl: Furniture, Architecture, Applied Art, Copenhagen, 1990, pp. 28, 34-35, 101, 105
Finn Juhl Memorial Exhibition, exh. cat., Osaka, 1990, p. 130
Noritsugu Oda, Danish Chairs, San Francisco, 1999, pp. 86-87
Bodil Busk Laursen, Søren Matz, Christian Holmsted Olesen, Mesterværker: 100 års dansk møbelsnedkeri, Copenhagen, 2000, p. 5
Charlotte and Peter Fiell, Scandinavian Design, Cologne, 2002, p. 326
Arne Karlsen, Danish Furniture Design in the 20th Century, vol. 2, Copenhagen, 2007, pp. 184-186

Condition

Overall very good condition consistent with age and gentle use. The finish of the wooden frames has been refresh and presents with very minor, scattered surface scratches, largely concentrated to the feet. One very small dent to the rear left leg proper of one chair, approximately ½ cm across. The wool upholstery and leather trim in new, clean condition.
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Catalogue Note

This model was first exhibited at the Copenhagen Cabinetmakers' Guild Exhibition, 1945 and is referenced in the Design Museum Danmark Furniture Index under RP00148.