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Kaare Klint
Important and rare desk chair, model no. 5121, designed for the Crown Prince Frederik IX of Denmark and Princess Ingrid of Sweden, Copenhagen
- Estimate
- £40,000 - 60,000
£50,000
Lot Details
Cuban mahogany, Niger leather.
1935
75.1 x 58.2 x 58.3 cm (29 5/8 x 22 7/8 x 22 7/8 in.)
Executed by cabinetmakers Rud. Rasmussen A/S, Denmark. Underside with remnant of manufacturer's paper label and architect's monogrammed paper label.
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Catalogue Essay
On the occasion of the Crown Prince’s wedding, the Copenhagen Association of Crafts wanted to honour the Prince and Princess with a gift. Both the Prince and Princess expressed their desire to have a desk with many drawers. When presented at the Dorninggaard Salon in Moltke Mansion that same year, the desk was accompanied by the present model chair. The are two extant examples of the desk chair the present lot being offered and the above example in the Royal Collection.
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