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Finn Juhl
Important and early 'Chieftain' armchair, model no. FJ 49 A
- Estimate
- HK$500,000 - 800,000€57,100 - 91,400$64,100 - 103,000
HK$750,000
Lot Details
Bangkok teak, leather
92.6 x 104 x 87 cm. (36 1/2 x 40 7/8 x 34 1/4 in.)
Executed by master cabinetmaker Niels Vodder, Copenhagen, Denmark. Underside impressed NIELS VODDER CABINETMAKER/COPENHAGEN DENMARK/DESIGN: FINN JUHL. Designed 1949, produced circa 1955.
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Catalogue Essay
The present model was first exhibited at the 'Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild', Kunstindustrimuseet, Copenhagen, 30 September–16 October 1949, stand 9 and at the IX Milan Triennale, 1951.
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