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Lot 73: ERIK GUNNAR ASPLUND

Est: £20,000 GBP - £30,000 GBPSold:
PhillipsLondon, United KingdomNovember 17, 2011

Item Overview

Description

Prototype ‘Karmstol’ chair for the Hemslöjdföreningen office, Sweden
Produced by AB Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden.

Dimensions

75.5 cm (29 3/4 in) high

Artist or Maker

Medium

Nickel-plated seamlessly joined tubular steel, original leather.

Date

c. 1929

Literature

Hakon Ahlberg and Gustav Holmdahl, <em>Gunnar Asplund architect:</em> <em>1885-1940: Plans, Sketches and Photographs</em>, Stockholm, 1986, p. 148; Filippo Alison and Carl-Axel Acking, eds, <em>Erik Gunnar Asplund: Mobili e Oggetti</em>, Milan, 1985, p. 37; Charlotte and Peter Fiell, <em>Scandinavian Design</em>, Cologne, 2002, p. 101

Provenance

Asplund family; Nils Einar Eriksson

Auction Details

Important Nordic Design

by
Phillips
November 17, 2011, 12:00 AM GMT

25-26 Albermarle Street, London, LDN, W1S 4HX, UK