1839/​540

Arne Jacobsen (b. Copenhagen 1902, d. s.p. 1971)

“The Egg Chair”. Easy chair with profiled aluminum base and stem, shell and loose cushion upholstered with black leather. Model 3317. Designed 1958. Manufactured and marked by Fritz Hansen, 1965.

Literature: Carsten Thau and Kjeld Vindum, “Arne Jacobsen”, 1998, p. 144 and 432–433, 438–439, 467, 471–472.

Noritsugu Oda, “Danish Chairs”, 1999, p. 60.

Condition

Wear due to age and use. Some scratches and marks on the frame. Recently reupholstered with black leather.

Auction

Modern art and design, 25 September 2018

Category
Estimate

25,000–30,000 DKK

Price realised

Not sold