Scandinavian Design 
12 May 2011
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Arne Jacobsen

rare Oxford chair for St. Catherine's College

Fritz Hansen
Denmark, 1963
rosewood plywood 50½ h × 18 w × 19 d in (128 × 46 × 48 cm)
estimate: $30,000–40,000
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This chair was utilized in the dining hall at St. Catherine's College; the high-back seat denotes that this chair was for faculty members on campus. Solid rosewood was used only for this commission and few examples were produced. Signed with decal manufacturer's label to underside: [FH Made in Denmark 0663 by Fritz Hansen Furniture Makers Danish Control].
provenance: St. Catherine's College, Oxford | Private collection
literature: Arne Jacobsen, Faber, pg. 165 Arne Jacobsen, Thau and Vindum, pg. 523 Danish Furniture Design in the 20th Century, Karlsen, pg. 134

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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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