Nanna Ditzel and Jørgen Ditzel - Design London Tuesday, October 31, 2023 | Phillips
  • The present model sofa at the Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild, Kunstindustrimuseet, stand 7, 1945.
    Photo: Grete Jalk, ed., Dansk Møbelkunst Gennem 40 Aar, Volume 2: 1937-1946, Copenhagen, 1987, p. 275

     

    • Provenance

      Private collection, Denmark
      Thence by descent
      Private collection, Denmark, acquired from the above

    • Literature

      Grete Jalk, ed., Dansk Møbelkunst Gennem 40 Aar, Volume 2: 1937-1946, Copenhagen, 1987, p. 275

    • Catalogue Essay

      The present model sofa was exhibited at the Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild, Kunstindustrimuseet, 28 September–14 October 1945, stand 7. A preparatory drawing of the stand held in the Nanna Ditzel Design Archive reveals that the stand, which was intended to showcase suitable furniture for young couples' housing, was initially meant to feature an ottoman but the present model sofa was ultimately included instead. There are no other known examples of this sofa, which is most likely a unique piece.

      Phillips wishes to thank Dennie and Lulu Ditzel from Nanna Ditzel Design for their assistance in cataloguing the present lot.

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Rare sofa

circa 1945
Fabric, beech.
90.8 x 169 x 80 cm (35 3/4 x 66 1/2 x 31 1/2 in.)
Executed by master cabinetmaker Louis G. Thiersen, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Full Cataloguing

Estimate
£6,000 - 8,000 

Sold for £8,890

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Design

London Auction 31 October 2023