Kaare Klint (b. Frederiksberg 1888, d. Copenhagen 1954)
Cuban mahogany sideboard, front with two sliding doors, behind which oak interior with trays. Mounted on loose frame with two pull out leaves in front. Sides with brass handles. Model 4122. Designed 1930. This example made 1940s by Rud. Rasmussen Cabinetmakers, with maker's paper label. H. 95,5 cm. L. 152 cm. D. 62 cm.
Provenance: Carl Johan Michaelsen, hence by descent in the family.
KK label indistinctly numbered.
Model presented at The Copenhagen Cabinetmakers' Guild Exhibition at Designmuseum Danmark, 1930. Literature: Grete Jalk [ed.]: “40 Years of Danish Furniture Design”, vol. 1, p. 91.
Literature: Gorm Harkær, Klintiana: “Kaare Klint”, ill. and mentioned vol. 1, pp. 337–339 and vol. 2, p. 69.
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Furniture and lamps, 5 March 2015