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Spectacular France And Son Danish L-shaped Coffee Table Mid Century

Name: Spectacular France And Son Danish L-shaped Coffee Table Mid Century
Brand: France & Søn
Price: 757 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

Spectacular L-shaped coffee table by quality Danish furniture producer, France & Son. From their Moduline range and designed by Ole Gjerløv Knudsen & Torben Lind, this oddball design was intended to be coupled with a corner sofa, its lines echoing the shape. It features a beautiful iridescent teak veneered top on a solid teak frame and 5 legs, with attractive exposed joinery details to the corners and complete with its original France & Son badge on the underside This unusual and eye catching design would make a cool focal point in a mid-century or modern interior, and works equally well in the middle or the corner of a room. In excellent vintage condition with minimal signs of use. W95cm x L95cm x H52cm Delivery as stated or collection from London SE24. Please feel free to contact me with any queries!

Creator:

France & Søn (Designer)

Dimensions:

Height: 20.48 in (52 cm)Width: 37.41 in (95 cm)Depth: 37.8 in (96 cm)

Materials and Techniques:

Teak

Place of Origin:

Denmark

Period:

1960-1969

Date of Manufacture:

1960s

Condition:

Seller Location:

London, GB

Reference Number:

1stDibs: LU7307235863032

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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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