2249/​736

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

“The Spanish chair”. A pair of easy chairs with solid oak frames. Seat and back stretched with later, unoriginal brown leather. Model 2226. Designed 1958. Manufactured by Fredericia Stolefabrik. (2)

Model presented at The Copenhagen Cabinetmakers' Guild Exhibition at Designmuseum Danmark, 1958.

Literature: Grete Jalk [ed.]: “40 Years of Danish Furniture Design”, vol. 4, pp. 66–69. Literature: Arne Karlsen, “Møbler tegnet af Børge Mogensen”, ill. pp. 84–85.

Condition

Normal patina due to age and use, including scratches and marks. One chair with minor chip on back leg. Later unoriginal leather.

Auction

Modern art and design (postponed), 8 December 2022

Category

Modern Furniture

Estimate

25,000–30,000 DKK

Sold

Price realised

26,000 DKK  

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