899/​1546

Helge Vestergaard Jensen (b. Herning 1917, d. Copenhagen 1987)

Rectangular Brazilian rosewood coffee table. Frame with sculptural Y-shaped legs. Designed 1955. This example made 1955–60s by cabinetmaker Peder Pedersen. H. 50 cm. W. 50 cm. L. 150 cm.

Provenance: Acquired at Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers, 2012. Provenance: Helge Vestergaard Jensen's family

Model presented at The Copenhagen Cabinetmakers' Guild Exhibition at Designmuseum Danmark, 1955. Literature: Grete Jalk [ed.]: “40 Years of Danish Furniture Design”, vol. 3, ill. pp. 342–343.

Condition

Condition report on request. Please contact: design@bruun-rasmussen.dk

Items that are made of Brazilian rosewood or contain parts of it, require a CITES export permit in order to be exported from Denmark to a country outside The European Union. Buyers residing outside the European Union are required to obtain this permit.

Auction

Design, 10 December 2020

Category
Estimate

20,000–25,000 DKK

Sold

Price realised

22,000 DKK