Set of 6 Danish Mid Century Teak and Leather Dining Chairs by Inger Klingenberg

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Set of 6 Danish Mid Century Teak and Leather Dining Chairs by Inger Klingenberg

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A set of 6 Model FD193 Danish Mid-Century Modern teak and black leather dining chairs designed by Inger Klingenberg for France & Søn. Danish designer Inger Klingenberg (1932-1997) produced some of the most compelling furniture designs of the period and was a key designer in helping to establish the Danish Mid-Century Modern movement as such a force throughout the 1950’s and 60’s. Often overlooked compared to her peer group she produced cutting edge designs that exuded quality and innovation. Along with her own design company, established in 1958, she worked with two of the most prestigious furniture makers of the time, Fristho Franeker and France and Sons, and also designed a range of fabrics and jewellery. The Model FD193 chair, as featured here and presented in dark stained teak with black leather seats, is one of her most famous and sought after designs. The ‘floating’ seat appears to be disconnected from the base with a curve that echoes the seat back and this combination makes the chairs both comfortable and stylish. The leather upholstery in virtually unmarked and the teak frames, with their Fine jointing work on the top of each leg, shows only minor wear and knocks commensurate with age and use. Produced by France & Daverkosen, which later became France & Son (and later still, Cado) the chairs have the maker’s imprint on the back of the front stretcher and the France & Son decal (2 present) underneath. It’s clear that over the years the curvature and size/depth of the back was changed slightly and it therefore looks like this set of 6 is comprised of 2 sets covering different production periods. On this basis the chairs vary a little as shown in one of the photographs, but as can be seen from the photos in general, this is not something you would pick up unless the chairs were stood directly back to back or side to side. I therefore only mention it to offer a complete description as it certainly doesn’t detract from the set as a whole. These chairs can also be purchased as a complete dining set along with the stunning Knudsen and Lind “Yin Yang” Model 550 extending table (also produced by France & Son) as shown in the last photograph.

Creator:
France & Søn (Manufacturer),Inger Klingenberg (Designer)
Dimensions:
Height: 28.75 in (73 cm)Width: 18.51 in (47 cm)Depth: 18.51 in (47 cm)Seat Height: 16.93 in (43 cm)
Sold As:
Set of 6
Style:
Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Leather,Teak
Place of Origin:
Denmark
Period:
Mid-20th Century
Date of Manufacture:
1960s
Condition:
Reupholstered.
Seller Location:
Highclere, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: IK Chairs1stDibs: LU4278225811432

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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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