Finn Juhl: “The Westermann Fireplace Chair”. A pair of very rare armchairs with Cuban mahogany frame, cross-stretchers of Oregon pine. Made by Niels Vodder. (2)
“The Westermann Fireplace Chair”. A pair of very rare armchairs with Cuban mahogany frame, cross-stretchers of Oregon pine. Seat and back, fitted with buttons, upholstered with brown wool, loose seat cushion with light wool. Designed 1943. These examples made approx. 1945 by cabinetmaker Niels Vodder. (2)
Provenance: Acquired by present owner's father in 1945, hence by descent in the family.
This model was designed in 1943 as part of a number of individual pieces of furniture commissioned by publisher and editor Poul Westermann. The model is the precursor of the FJ 45 chair and is known as “The Westermann Fireplace Chair”. Poul Westermann was an editor/publisher and astute businessman who with an equal amount of foresight and skillful marketing, where he among other things hired French Cassandre to draw his advertisments, made himself a fortune by publishing easy-to-read non-fiction.
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“The Westermann Fireplace Chair”. A pair of very rare armchairs with Cuban mahogany frame, cross-stretchers of Oregon pine. Seat and back, fitted with buttons, upholstered with brown wool, loose seat cushion with light wool. Designed 1943. These examples made approx. 1945 by cabinetmaker Niels Vodder. (2)
Provenance: Acquired by present owner's father in 1945, hence by descent in the family.
This model was designed in 1943 as part of a number of individual pieces of furniture commissioned by publisher and editor Poul Westermann. The model is the precursor of the FJ 45 chair and is known as “The Westermann Fireplace Chair”. Poul Westermann was an editor/publisher and astute businessman who with an equal amount of foresight and skillful marketing, where he among other things hired French Cassandre to draw his advertisments, made himself a fortune by publishing easy-to-read non-fiction.
This lot is subject to Artist's Royalty.
Artist’s Royalty
In accordance with Danish copyright law, an additional royalty fee is to be paid for the purchase of works by contemporary Danish artist and some international artists who are either still alive, or who died within the last 70 years. × Read more
Condition Report:
Condition report on request. Please contact: design@bruun-rasmussen.dk
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