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Arne Jacobsen (b. Copenhagen 1902, d. s.p. 1971)
“The Egg chair”. Early easy chair with profiled aluminium frame and foot, seat, sides and back upholstered with original patinated black leather. Model 3315. Designed 1958. Manufactured and stamped by Fritz Hansen, circa 1960.
Early version from circa 1960 without loose seat cushion.
Literature: Carsten Thau & Kjeld Vindum, “Arne Jacobsen”, 1998, “Ægget” p. 144, 432, ill. p. 433, 438–439. 467, 471–472.
Condition
Wear due to age and use, including scratches and marks. Porous foam. Crack in the seat, app. 8 cm. Crack on the stem.
Auction
Modern art and design, 29 January 2019
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Price realised
Not sold