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1st-Gen 1958 Arne Jacobsen Egg Chair for Fritz Hansen w Original Leather, Signed

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This iconic original black leather 'Egg' chair by Arne Jacobsen is a very early, circa 1958 production by Fritz Hansen and signed underneath on the leather with the FH stamp and partial Danish Control label (see last photo). Examples with this style of signature are indicative of the first few years of production since the original design in 1958. This early collectors example has also been serviced by an upholstery restoration expert who often restores priceless antiques such as Carlo Bugatti designs which values can exceed $200,000. This expert unstitched some of the seams around where the interior foam was hardened and needed to be replaced. Then the interior foam in those areas was replaced and the leather hand-stitched back. The chair is now fully usable for many more years to come while retaining the original leather and gorgeous patina. In addition, the seat appears to be an integrated seat cushion model from prior to the addition of a separate seat cushion which started in the following years. We created a new seat cushion using aged black leather so that you have the option of using with or without the cushion. The original black leather has gorgeous patina and light attractive distressing as can be seen in the photos. The foam was replaced in the areas that needed it so most of the foam is soft and pliable. There are a couple small areas where the original foam is slightly hard but to an acceptable amount for regular use so we left those areas alone. The leather is also very much usable for regular use, we had our leather restoration expert service the leather as well in areas that needed it so that you can enjoy this chair without worry of future issues. For those who love and enjoy aged leather - this is a prime example to possess and adore. And for collectors - this is on a much higher level of desirability from reupholstered examples and newer examples. Finding an early Egg chair in original leather that is still usable is like finding a needle in a haystack, so collectors and interior designers shopping for an important client - get this before it's gone. The biomorphic Egg chair by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen cradles and supports the human body while allowing for conversation or privacy. This swivel chair stands on a cast aluminum four-star base, offering 360° of movement. The Fritz Hansen Egg chair was originally conceptualized for the SAS Royal Copenhagen Hotel, Denmark, which Jacobsen designed in its entirety from the building itself to the flatware. This quintessentially iconic Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen Egg lounge chair would work great in a Mid-Century Modern, Scandinavian Modern or Danish modern home or penthouse apartment but could also look fantastic in a contemporary or Postmodern room. Also consider mixing it up in a traditional, transitional, classical or Art Deco room with a splash of juxtaposition. Would also be an Apt choice in a commercial project such as a hotel lobby lounge or members club, creative design studio or high-rise executive office. Consider using as a side chair, dining, cafe or breakfast table chair, bedside chair, fireside chair, dressing or changing room chair, hallway chair, entryway or mudroom chair, nursing or reading chair, conference room chair, office or desk chair, guest chair, easy chair, lobby chair, game chair, easy chair or occasional chair ideal in virtually any setting. Perfect gift for the consummate collector who has it all and wants only the best of the best. MEASUREMENTS: H 42" x W 34" x D 31" Seat Height: 16" Seat Depth: 20.5" CONDITION: Ideal collectors example, this early year original production has beautiful patinated and lightly distressed leather. Ready to be used immediately.

Creator:
Fritz Hansen (Manufacturer),Arne Jacobsen (Designer)
Design:
Egg Chair
Dimensions:
Height: 42 in (106.68 cm)Width: 34 in (86.36 cm)Depth: 31 in (78.74 cm)Seat Height: 16 in (40.64 cm)
Style:
Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Aluminum,Leather
Place of Origin:
Denmark
Period:
1950-1959
Date of Manufacture:
c 1958
Condition:
Ideal collectors example, this early year original production has beautiful patinated and lightly distressed leather. See description for more details, ready for immediate use.
Seller Location:
Los Angeles, CA
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU1330229200002
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Egg Chair

Designed in 1958 for the SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen, the Egg chair is a Scandinavian classic that has over the years become a fixture of corporate offices. It bears every mark of Arne Jacobsen's (1902–71) outsized perfectionism, for which the Danish architect was widely known. The Egg chair was notable for its overtly organic appearance, which Jacobsen achieved with craft-based padding and upholstery finishing. Unlike the furniture maker’s previous range of shell chairs designed in laminated wood for Fritz Hansen, the Egg — and the Swan chair along with it — reflected a soulful new vision of modernity. Both created for the accomodation property, which opened in 1960, the chairs were meant to contrast with the SAS Royal Hotel’s straight lines as well as showcase Jacobsen’s eye for interiors. A graduate from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Jacobsen was a polymath who made just about everything — light fixtures, ashtrays, silverware and even door handles. For the SAS Air Terminal and Royal Hotel, he handled every detail, from textiles to furnishings. In the 1940s, the one-time mason found considerable success as an industrial designer, most notably with the Ant chair and Series 7 chairs for Fritz Hansen.Jacobsen was influenced by modernism and designers like Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Forward-looking projects like the “House of the Future” — codesigned with Flemming Lassen in 1929 and featuring a then-revolutionary automatic garage door opener — cemented his status as an innovator. Throughout his career, Jacobsen earned many awards, including the prestigious RIBA Bronze Medal in 1963.With the Egg chair, Jacobsen continued his ongoing experimentation with synthetic materials. First, he devised small-scale clay models in his garage. The prototypes' finished shells were made of fiberglass-reinforced polyurethane foam, padded with cast latex foam rubber and then, upholstered with leather — or, in the cost-conscious hotel’s case, fabric. Today, the Egg chair is supported by welded steel tubing and is mounted on a lightweight aluminum base. It is available from Fritz Hansen.

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The eye-catching work of the Danish architect and designer Arne Jacobsen often introduces new collectors to mid-20th century furniture. With their fluid lines and sculptural presence, Jacobsen’s signature pieces — the elegant Swan chair and the cozy-yet-cutting edge Egg chair, both first presented in 1958 — are iconic representations of both the striking aesthetic of the designers of the era and their concomitant attention to practicality and comfort. Jacobsen designed furniture that had both gravitas and groove.

Though Jacobsen is a paragon of Danish modernism, his approach to design was the least “Danish” of those who are counted as his peers. The designs of Hans Wegner, Finn Juhl, Børge Mogensen and others grew out of their studies as cabinetmakers. They prized skilled craftsmanship and their primary material was carved, turned and joined wood. Jacobsen was first and foremost an architect, and while he shared his colleagues’ devotion to quality of construction, he was far more open to other materials such as metal and fiberglass.

Many of Jacobsen’s best-known pieces had their origin in architectural commissions. His molded-plywood, three-legged Ant chair (1952) was first designed for the cafeteria of a pharmaceutical company headquarters. The tall-backed Oxford chair was made for the use of dons at St. Catherine’s College, Oxford, whose Jacobsen-designed campus opened in 1962 (while still under construction). The Swan, Egg and Drop chairs and the AJ desk lamp were all created as part of Jacobsen’s plan for the SAS Royal Copenhagen Hotel, which opened in 1960. (The hotel has since been redecorated, but one guest room has been preserved with all-Jacobsen accoutrements.)

To Jacobsen’s mind, the chief merit of any design was practicality. He designed the first stainless-steel cutlery set made by the Danish silver company Georg Jensen; Jacobsen’s best-selling chair — the plywood Series 7 — was created to provide lightweight, stackable seating for modern eat-in kitchens. But as you will see from the objects on 1stDibs, style never took a backseat to function in Arne Jacobsen’s work. His work merits a place in any modern design collection.

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