Arne Jacobsen - The Architect London Monday, April 28, 2014 | Phillips
  • Provenance

    Hegelsvej, Charlottenlund, Copenhagen, Denmark

  • Literature

    Domus (Milan), no. 282, May 1953, p. 40
    Arne Karlsen, Danish Furniture Design: in the 20th Century, Volume 2, Copenhagen, 2007, p. 129
    Carsten Thau and Kjeld Vindum, Arne Jacobsen, Copenhagen, 2001, p. 388

344

Rare desk, designed for the American Scandinavian Foundation, New York

1952
Leather, chromium-plated tubular steel, ebony, painted wood.
70.8 x 175.5 x 70 cm (27 7/8 x 69 1/8 x 27 1/2 in.)
Executed cabinetmakers by Rud. Rasmussen A/S, Denmark. Underside with manufacturer’s paper label RUD. RASMUSSENS/SNEDKERIER/COPENHAGEN. N/DENMARK.

Estimate
£40,000 - 60,000 

Sold for £50,000

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Created by Lee F. Mindel, London Auction 29 April 2014 6pm