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Kaare Klint

Set of eight 'Red' dining chairs and pair of 'Red' armchairs, model nos. 3758 and 3758A, designed for the Danish Museum of Art and Design’s lecture room, Copenhagen

Estimate
£30,000 - 40,000
Lot Details
Cuban mahogany, Niger leather, brass nailheads.
designed 1927 and 1930, executed 1937-1956
Each chair: 84.5 x 48 x 48.5 cm (33 1/4 x 18 7/8 x 19 1/8 in.)
Each armchair: 88 x 60.5 x 54.5 cm (34 5/8 x 23 7/8 x 21 1/2 in.)
Executed by cabinetmakers Rud. Rasmussen A/S, Copenhagen, Denmark. Each underside with manufacturer's paper label RUD. RASMUSSENS/SNEDKERIER/45 NØRREBROGAD/KØBENHAVN, eight with handwritten serial numbers 13842, 14071 Lau, 1477 Li and 23355 respectively and architect's monogrammed paper labels.
Catalogue Essay
Phillips wishes to thank Ann-Marie Siersted from Rud. Rasmussen for her assistance with the cataloguing of the present lot.

Kaare Klint

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