Scandinavian Design 
27 April 2023
Scandinavian Design 
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Just Andersen

Bookends, pair

Guldsmedsaktiebolaget
Denmark / Sweden, c. 1940
Disko metal 4½ h × 6½ w × 2¾ d in (11 × 17 × 7 cm)
estimate: $3,000–5,000
result: $2,520
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Impressed manufacturer's mark to underside ‘Just 165’.

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Diskometal is a tin, lead and antimony alloy invented and used solely by Just Andersen to create vases, bowls, base lamps and small figural works. The material, whose exact composition is unknown, was more affordable than bronze and easier to work with. Its name, “disko” derives from “discount.” In the modernist Danish spirit of making good design accessible, Andersen’s diskometal imitated the look of highly patinated bronze for a fraction of the price.

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