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Four Midcentury Side Chairs by Ditte and Adrian Heath for France and Son

About the Item

Four midcentury cantilevered side chairs, or dining chairs, designed by female architect Ditte Heath along with her husband Adrian. In original wheat-color cotton-synthetic blend canvas, with olive green and navy stripes over oak cantilevered (overhang) frames. Simplicity of design makes a set of these chairs stunning as either side or dining chairs. Model 594 for France & Søn – late 1960s or early 1970s production, Denmark. Marked with metal FF tag and impressed mark. Sold together as a set of four priced $4,800.

Creator:
Ditte & Adrian Heath (Designer),France & Søn (Maker)
Dimensions:
Height: 32.75 in (83.19 cm)Width: 20.5 in (52.07 cm)Depth: 22.25 in (56.52 cm)Seat Height: 17.5 in (44.45 cm)
Sold As:
Set of 4
Style:
Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Canvas,Oak,Carved
Place of Origin:
Denmark
Period:
1960-1969
Date of Manufacture:
Circa 1967-1979
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. Minor fading. Wear consistent with age and use. Original cotton/synthetic blend fabric professionally cleaned and sealed. Some minor imperfections and abrasions to original lacquered finish. Seats are 17.5 inches high x 20.5 inches wide x 15 inches deep.
Seller Location:
Chireno, TX
Reference Number:
Seller: M23.3.101stDibs: LU984733988922

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France & Søn

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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