Viggo Boesen (b. Copenhagen 1907, d. 1985)
“The Little Petra”. Easy chair with stained beech legs. Seat and back upholstered with original grey wool, fitted with buttons. Designed 1938. Made by cabinetmaker A. J. Iversen.
Provenance: Acquired by present owner's family simultaneously with Flemming Lassen's “The Tired Man” and “Husaren”, both sold at Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers, December 2013.
Literature: Grete Jalk [Ed.]: “40 Years of Danish Furniture Design”, vol. 2, ill. p. 51.
Literature: “Møbelhaandværk gennem 25 Aar, A. J. Iversens snedkermestervirksomhed 1916–1941”, illustrated.
Design, 19 June 2014