Stockholm - Chairs

Set of six chairs designed by Josef Frank for Svensk Tenn, Model 725. Sweden. 1938. Mahogany and original leather. Literature: Kristina Wängberg Eriksson, Jan Christer Eriksson, "Josef Frank Möbelformgivaren", Carlsson Bokförlag, Stockholm 2014, p. K 18 H: 90 cm W: 58 cm D: 63 cm SH: 43 cm Armrest height: 69 cm (at the highest point) Josef Frank was a true European, he was also a pioneer of what would become classic 20th century Swedish design and the “Scandinavian Design Style”. Austrian- born Frank started his design career as an architect after having trained at the Technische Hochschule in Vienna between 1903 and 1910. After his training he went on to teach at Kunstgewerbeschule (The Viennese School of Arts and crafts) where he developed and espoused the new school of modernist thinking towards Architecture and Design that was coming to fruition in Vienna at the time. He also went on to lead the Vienna Werkbund throughout the 1920s. This was a truly progressive group of Architects and Designers who set about improving the daily lives of Austrian people through modernist design and architecture in partnership with Arts and Crafts ideals and construction. Frank’s leadership of the Werkbund had already cemented his place at the forefront of European design. Frank’s time in Vienna was typified by his design for the “Die Wohnung” exhibition of the Deutscher Werkbund in Stuttgart, 1927 where he exhibited along side his contemporaries at the forefront of design, such as the likes of Le Corbusier and Walter Gropius. Here he showed a specially designed pair of flat-roofed reinforced concrete houses in what is now seen as a typical modernist style. What separated Frank’s house from the other 32 houses of the exhibition was the interior and furniture inside the building. It was described as “Neo-Classical” and filled with an eclectic mix of period pieces, modern design and pieces designed by Frank himself that seemed to cross the two worlds. This was a complete opposite direction to that which his fellow Architects were travelling in with their pared back and angular aesthetics. Frank said of his own work: “The house is not a work of art, simply a place where one lives,” and by this reasoning Frank rejected the regimental mechanisation of the living space that his contemporaries believed in, instead he set about creating congenial and spontaneous interiors. Frank’s practice saw him placing the bright colours and the soft forms of nature back into the furnishings and interiors that he thought modernism sorely mist. Frank, along with Oskar Walch set up Haus und Garten in Vienna in 1925. This was Frank’s first commercial foray into furniture and home furnishings and the company went on to become the most influential furnishing house in Vienna with a riotous depth of colour and interesting shapes becoming the trademark of their design. However this success was to come to an end with rise of Nazism in Vienna in the early 1930’s. Frank was Jewish, and he and his wife Anna decided they would leave Vienna for her motherland: Sweden, in 1933. Frank continued to design for Haus and Garten, visiting Vienna occasionally and designing the pieces that would continue to be the company’s best...

Set of six chairs model 2025 designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1950s. Lacquered wood frame and a fabric upholstered seat. Marked. Josef Frank designed this chair i...

Stool designed by Ejner Larsen and Aksel Bender Madsen for Willy Beck, Denmark, 1950s. Brazilian rosewood and leather. Marked. Dimensions: H: 50 cm / 19 3/4'' W: 56 cm / 22'' D: 4...

Architect and furniture designer Arne Jacobsen Grand Prix Chair in Teak, 1st Edition, with Rare Provenance. The chair, originally known as Model 3130, was first introduced in 1957 ...

Oak and canvas. Measurements: H: 66 cm/ 2' 2" SH: 33.5 cm/ 1' 1 1/4" D: 68 cm/ 2' 2 3/4" W: 76 cm/ 2' 6 3/4". Hans J. Wegner is the father of Danish design and is well known for cr...

A sculptural African Palawar folding chair. Carved from one piece of hardwood. With a motif depicting a bird with a fish in its beak. Dry cracks. Not really suitable for sitting. Mo...

Rare pair of Axel Larsson chairs produced by SMF, Bodafors, 1940s. Signed. Very good vintage condition with small signs of usage and patina.

Brick Chair with Painted Panel, Dalarna, Sweden circa 1770–1779 The chair has a stunning patina that reflects its age and history, making it a true collec...

A set of six chairs, model Charlotte designed by Kerstin Hörlin-Holmquist for ASKO Finland, 1970s. Original black lacquered wood, seating with re-upholstered fabric, most likely do...

Good vintage condition, with small signs of usage. Produced in Norway during the 1990s.

Beautiful pair of folding chairs with brown fabric by Sune Lindström. produced during the 1960s by Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden. Very good condition.

Brass frame, seat and back in crocodile patterned prime leather. Leatherclothes-wound armrests. Limited edition of 360 chairs produced in 1999. This is chair #234 and #235. Excellent...

Armchair ‘The Red Chair’ Model 3758A designed by Kaare Klint for Rud. Rasmussen, Denmark, 1930s. Mahogany, leather upholstery, and brass. This example was produced after 1930. The design detailing of this magnificent chair...

Stool designed by Ingvar Kamprad for Habitat, Sweden. 2004. Lacquered pine. Stamped. Measurements: H: 36 cm / 1' 2" Diameter: 32 cm / 1' 1/2".

Set of 4 'Swedish Grace' chairs attributed to Carl Bergsten, Sweden, 1920s. Veneered with mahogany and jacaranda with intarsia decoration on the back. Newly upholstered with brown fa...

A spanish colonial massive wooden chair with broad, curved armrests and with new, thick leather seat and back. Good condition.  

Lillemor Mannerheim (1927-1994) Finland, artist and designer. She was one of the leading designers for Gefle, Rörstrand and Arabia in the 1950s-1980s. She studied at Higher Art Indus...

Grythyttan is a iconic Swedish outdoors manufacturer and has been furniture in Sweden since the 1930s. This is one of their most unusual model P-40 and was made in the 1950s, made...

Arm chair model St-750 designed by Arne Wahl Iversen. Produced in Denmark by Danish cabinetmaker during the 1960s. Made from solid elm wood with oil finish. Seat with patinated leath...

Rare pair of Scandinavian Modern lounge chairs, model “Lehti” (leaf) designed by Carl Gustaf Hiort af Ornäs. Manufactured by Puunveisto Oy - Träsnideri in Finland during the 1950s. ...

Exceptional Solitary Chair: A Swedish Bellman, circa 1830 This chair has an abundance of patina and character, with a worn look that is truly extraordinary. Time has beautifully ca...

Set of 4 chairs in stained pine, 1960s.

Folk Art chair from Finland ca 1930s Made of Acid-stained Pine Wood Consistent with age and use. I call it mini Sauron throne.. One of a kind! Height: ...

A set of four chair model ‘Corall’ designed by Axel Einar Hjorth for Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1937 Birch, rattan, upholstered velvet seat. Labeled. This set of four ‘Corall’ chai...

Brass frame, seat and back in crocodile patterned prime leather. Leatherclothes-wound armrests. Limited edition of 360 chairs produced in 1999. This is chair...

Rare armchair designed by Ivar Callmander, 1920s. Lacquered metal frame and rattan. Very good condition.

Produced in Sweden, 1960s. Foldable.    

Designed by Jonas Bohlin, hand-signed. Produced in Sweden, 1990.

Set of four dining chairs designed by John Vedel Rieper. Produced in Denmark by Erhard Rasmussen. First presented at the Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild exh...

Glass and steel chair is made of tempered glass, passivated steel and sheepskin. Fredrik Paulsen's work spans from furniture to interior and exhibition design. He is interested in creating a sense of Community and finding new ways to make the independent and small-scale design more accessible. Fredrik is a co-founder of Örnsbergsauktionen, a member of the Design Group LAST and a visiting tutor at Beckmans College of Design. In the spectra of Fredrik Paulsen’s work, notions of anti-consumerism, artificiality and counter culture...

Set of three chairs “Typenko” designed by Axel Einar Hjorth for Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden. 1944. Birch and velvet upholstery. Dimensions: H: 88 cm/ 2' 11'' W: 45,5 cm/ 1' 6 1/2'' D: 57 cm/ 1' 11'' Seat height: 43 cm/ 1' 5 1/2'' From 1927 to 1938, Axel-Einar Hjorth was the chief architect and designer at the department store Nordiska Kompaniet in Stockholm—which was known as one of the most important producers of modernist furniture in Sweden. During this time, Hjorth designed both public and private interiors, and worked with international clients including Iranian royalty. His first project for NK was a stand for the World Fair in Barcelona in 1929, during which he exhibited the Louis Cabinet...

Armchair, anonymous, Sweden, 1940s. Fabric and birch. Measurements: H: 100 cm / 3’ 3 1/2’’ W: 66 cm / 2’ 2’’ D: 92 cm / 3’ 1/4’’ SH: 47 cm / 18 1/2’’ AH: 59 cm / 23 1/4’’

Stool, anonymous, Denmark. 1950s. Teak. Measurements: H: 50 cm / 1' 7 3/4" W: 40 cm / 1' 3 1/4" D: 23 cm / 9".