Jacob Kjær (b. 1896, d. 1957)
Purchased by Designmuseum Danmark in December 2020.
“UN Chair”. A pair of mahogany armchairs. Seat and back upholstered with original, patinated black leather. Model B 37. Designed 1949. These examples made 1951–54 by cabinetmaker Jacob Kjær, with maker's paper label. (2)
Provenance: Edward Wormley, New York. Hereafter in private collection. Exhibited: One chair exhibited at a Scandinavian Furniture exhibition organized by Dunbar Furniture Corporation, chair with property paper label.
Literature: Noritsugu Oda, “Danish Chairs”, 1999, ill. and mentioned p. 33. Literature: Grete Jalk [ed.]: “40 Years of Danish Furniture Design”, vol. 3, p. 109.
Condition report on request. Please contact: design@bruun-rasmussen.dk
Design, 24 September 2020
Not sold