Grete Jalk (b. 1920, d. 2006)
“Churchill desk”. Solid Brazilian rosewood writing desk, front with two drawers, pull-out leaf and shelves. Top covered with black leather with storage space underneath. Designed 1961. This example made early 1960s by cabinetmaker J.H. Johansens Eft. v/ Henning Jensen. H. 102,5/112 cm. D. 53 cm. W. 113 cm.
Model presented at The Copenhagen Cabinetmakers' Guild Exhibition at Designmuseum Danmark, 1961.
Literature: Grete Jalk [ed.]: “40 Years of Danish Furniture Design”, vol. 4, pp. 170–173.
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.
Decorative art & design, 7 December 2017