1803/574

Børge Mogensen (b. Aalborg 1914, d. Gentofte 1972)

“The spoke-back sofa”. Two-seater sofa with walnut frame, pull-out side and back with spokes, loose cushions in seat and back upholstered with striped fabric. Model 1789. Designed 1945. Manufactured and marked with label and metal sign by Fredericia Furniture, 2006. L. 160 cm.

The spoke-back sofa with sides that can be lowered by characteristic leather straps is one of Børge Mogensen most popular models. He designed it in 1945, when he and his peer Hans J. Wegner furnished a three-room flat for the autumn exhibition of the Copenhagen Cabinetmakers' Guild Exhibition. However, the sofa, a combination of classic two-seater sofa with English daybed and French chaise long, was too sophisticated for post-war taste and did not go into production until 1963 - this time with resounding success. Literature: Fredericia Furniture.

Grete Jalk [ Red.], “40 Years of Danish Furniture Design”, vol. 2, p. 260–261.

Condition

Minor wear due to age and use. Minor marks and scratches on legs. One defect leather strap.

Auction

Modern art and design, 16 January 2018

13 bids

When	Bidder	Bid
16 January at 8:24 pm		21,000 DKK
16 January at 8:24 pm	(Auto bid)	20,000 DKK
16 January at 8:24 pm		19,500 DKK
16 January at 2:54 pm		19,000 DKK
	(Auto bid)	18,500 DKK
		18,500 DKK
11 January at 3:55 pm		18,000 DKK
11 January at 3:55 pm	(Auto bid)	17,500 DKK
11 January at 3:55 pm		17,500 DKK
11 January at 11:26 am	(Auto bid)	16,500 DKK
11 January at 11:26 am		16,000 DKK
9 January at 10:40 pm		12,500 DKK
6 January at 11:41 am		12,000 DKK