Gunnar Asplund (Sweden, 1885-1940)

a pair of Swedish Grace chairs, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden ca 1924, from the cinema "Skandia-Teatern" Stockholm.

Black lacquered wooden base with curved front legs and armrests, secondary upholstery with black artificial leather. Height 92 cm, seat height ca 45 cm
The drawing (now in the archives of ArkDes, Stockholm) for these chairs by Gunnar Asplund is dated Jan 4th 1923, revised on Jan 19th.
In the Nordiska Kompaniet's archives, where the chairs were manufactured, the drawing is dated Oct 7th 1924 and the model is called "Biograffåtölj fristående" (Cinema Easy Chair- freestanding).

Later upholstery, later paint, wear.