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NOT SOLD. Kaare Klint: A pair of safari chairs with ash frame, upholstered with light canvas. Made by Rud. Rasmussen cabinetmakers. (2) – Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers of Fine Art

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Kaare Klint (b. Frederiksberg 1888, d. Copenhagen 1954)

A pair of safari chairs with ash frame. Seat, back and loose cushion upholstered with light canvas. Grain leather armrests and straps- Model 4700. Designed 1933. Made and marked by Rud. Rasmussen cabinetmakers. (2)

In 1933 Professor Kaare Klint designed his variation of the “Safari-chair” with special attention to design a simple and portable easy chair. He was inspired by an English officer's chair which he had seen in a travel book from Africa. Constructing a chair which could easily be disassembled and assembled without using any tools Klint maintained the field equipment purpose of the chair. Source: Rud. Rasmussen Cabinetmakers.

Literature: Noritsugu Oda, “Danish Chairs”, ill. p. 26.

Condition Report:
Minor wear due to age and use. Minor marks and scratches. Minor stains

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Kaare Klint (b. Frederiksberg 1888, d. Copenhagen 1954)

A pair of safari chairs with ash frame. Seat, back and loose cushion upholstered with light canvas. Grain leather armrests and straps- Model 4700. Designed 1933. Made and marked by Rud. Rasmussen cabinetmakers. (2)

In 1933 Professor Kaare Klint designed his variation of the “Safari-chair” with special attention to design a simple and portable easy chair. He was inspired by an English officer's chair which he had seen in a travel book from Africa. Constructing a chair which could easily be disassembled and assembled without using any tools Klint maintained the field equipment purpose of the chair. Source: Rud. Rasmussen Cabinetmakers.

Literature: Noritsugu Oda, “Danish Chairs”, ill. p. 26.

Condition Report:
Minor wear due to age and use. Minor marks and scratches. Minor stains

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