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Børge Mogensen (b. Aalborg 1914, d. Gentofte 1972)

“The spoke-back sofa”. Two seater sofa with beech frame. Loose cushions in sides, seat and back upholstered with light striped wool. Model 1789. Manufactured and marked by Fritz Hansen, 1989. L. 160 cm.

The spoke-back sofa with sides that can be lowered by characteristic leather straps is one of Børge Mogensen most popular models. He designed it in 1945, when he and his peer Hans J. Wegner furnished a three-room flat for the autumn exhibition of the Copenhagen Cabinetmakers' Guild Exhibition. However, the sofa, a combination of classic two-seater sofa with English daybed and French chaise long, was too sophisticated for post-war taste and did not go into production until 1963 - this time with resounding success.

Literature. Fredericia Furniture.

Literature: Grete Jalk[ Red.]. “40 Years of Danish Furniture Design”, vol. 2, p. 260–261.

Condition

Frame in good condition, few minor marks. Upholstery with marks.

Auction

Modern art and design, 29 January 2013

Category

Modern Furniture

Estimate

10,000–12,000 DKK

Sold

Price realised

12,000 DKK  

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