France & S�n On Sale
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Teak
Antique 1650s Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Teak
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Teak
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Fabric, Wood
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Oak
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Textile, Rosewood
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Textile, Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sectional Sofas
Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Teak, Rattan
Vintage 1950s Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Metal
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Rocking Chairs
Fabric, Teak
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Metal
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Oak
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Wool, Teak
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Upholstery
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Rosewood
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Loveseats
Wool, Rosewood
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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather, Rosewood
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Sofas
Upholstery, Teak
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Sofas
Teak
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Fabric, Teak
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Sofas
Oak, Teak
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Daybeds
Cane, Teak
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Sofas
Fabric, Cane, Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Daybeds
Fabric, Teak
Vintage 1980s Danish Mid-Century Modern Sectional Sofas
Wool, Oak
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Sofas
Beech
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Sofas
Teak
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Sofas
Wool, Mahogany
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Chrome
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather, Teak
Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Teak
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Leather, Teak
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Rosewood
Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Metal
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Leather, Teak
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Side Tables
Rosewood
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Brass
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather, Teak
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Teak, Leather
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Settees
Cotton, Rosewood, Teak
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Brass
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather, Teak
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Brass
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Footstools
Upholstery, Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Teak
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Leather, Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Wool, Teak
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Leather, Teak
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Cane, Rattan, Teak
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Rosewood
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail T...
Wood
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Sofas
Beech, Wool
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Aluminum
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Sofas
Wool, Teak
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern End Tables
Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Teak
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Settees
Rosewood, Teak, Cotton
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern End Tables
Teak
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Teak
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Wool, Rosewood
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Textile, Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Upholstery, Teak
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Sofas
Teak
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Sectional Sofas
Leather, Teak
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Wool, Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Upholstery, Teak
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Teak
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Upholstery, Wood, Teak
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Side Tables
Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Club Chairs
Vintage 1950s Lounge Chairs
Teak, Leather
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Living Room Sets
Rosewood, Upholstery
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Teak, Upholstery
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Beech, Wool
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Living Room Sets
Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Daybeds
Teak
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Teak, Upholstery, Wool
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Teak, Upholstery, Wool
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Sofas
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Fabric, Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sofas
Linen, Teak
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Teak, Textile
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Side Tables
Teak
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Danish manufacturer France & Søn is best known for its prolific output of elegant mid-century modern furnishings in teak and leather, yet its multinational beginnings took shape during the 1930s.
After businessman Charles William Fearnley France (1897–1972) moved from his native England to Denmark in 1936, he began to operate a small mattress factory alongside his friend Eric Daverkosen, a Danish cabinetmaker, under the name France & Daverkosen. Shortly afterward, Daverkosen passed away, and when Denmark was invaded during the Second World War, Charles was captured and sent to a prison camp in Germany. When he was released, the British entrepreneur set out to produce furniture in the early 1950s, setting up a shop in Hillerød to manufacture the kind of sleek beech and teak goods that were gaining widespread acclaim around the world. In 1957, France’s son James joined the business, and the company changed its name to reflect the addition.
Throughout the ’50s and ’60s, France & Søn produced a stunning array — and staggering quantity — of designs, with elegant modernist lounge chairs and armchairs, teak and rosewood dining tables and other furnishings by the likes of Finn Juhl, Grete Valk, Ole Wanscher, Peter Hvidt and Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen all gracing its catalogues.
Even as there was a focus on mass production at France & Søn — and the brand doesn’t quite enjoy the same renown as fellow mid-century Danish furniture makers such as Carl Hansen & Søn — Charles France believed in making quality furniture, and the company’s offerings evoke the warmth of the handcrafted work that is typically associated with Scandinavian modernism.
In the 1960s, the company was bought by Danish designer Poul Cadovius, who folded it into the operations at CADO, a company he founded during the 1950s. Surviving examples of early work from the brand as well as modern icons by the likes of Verner Panton that followed in later years continue to be in demand.
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