428: ARNE JACOBSEN, Grand Prix chairs, set of four < Modern Design, 20 March 2005 < Auctions

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20 March 2005

Modern Design

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Arne Jacobsen
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Grand Prix chairs, set of four

Fritz Hansen
Denmark, 1957
teak plywood, rubber 30½ h × 19 w × 18½ d in (77 × 48 × 47 cm)

estimate: $2,500–3,500

result: $3,500

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This chair takes its name from the prize awarded to the design at the XI Triennial (1957) in Milan. Danish cabinetmakers control label to bottom with branded manufacturer's mark. Literature: Arne Jacobsen, Thau and Vindum, pg. 397

Arne Jacobsen 1902–1971

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Arne Jacobsen was an architect and designer who approached his work from both perspectives, making major contributions to Functionalism and Danish Modern style. Born and raised in Copenhagen, Denmark, he won the silver medal for his chair design at the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs in Paris in 1925 while an architecture student at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. After winning the Danish Architect’s Association competition for his House of the Future design, he opened his own office in 1929. Jacobsen was forced to flee to Sweden in 1943 following the rise of the Nazi party, but later returned to Denmark ushering in a wave of landmark public and private commissions.

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