Søren Hansen - Nordic Design: Online Auction London Friday, September 11, 2020 | Phillips
  • Literature

    Fritz Hansen, sales catalogue, Copenhagen, 1942, front cover for model no. 2240
    Sigvard Bernadotte and Johannes Lehm-Laursen, Moderne Dansk Boligkunst, Odense, 1947, p. 206 for model no. 2240

  • Catalogue Essay

    The present sofa, a variant of model no. 2240 designed in 1939, was produced the following year and is possibly a prototype.

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Sofa, variant of model no. 2240

1940
Beech-veneered wood, beech, fabric.
75 x 149 x 66 cm (29 1/2 x 58 5/8 x 25 7/8 in.)
Manufactured by Fritz Hansen, Copenhagen, Denmark. Underside with manufacturer's paper label printed 28 / 5 40/2240 Vari/Antal 1/Or. 7027. Central back leg impressed K.

Estimate
£2,000 - 3,000 

Sold for £8,750

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Nordic Design: Online Auction

Online Auction 11 - 17 September 2020