Ferdinand Boberg
For condition report contact specialist
A set of six Ferdinand Boberg Art Nouveau chairs, Sweden, circa 1900.
Seat height ca 45 cm.
Re-lacquered and re-upholstered, later seats, wear.
Exhibitions
The model that was designed for the Swedish Prince Eugen, was shown at Svenska Slöjdföreningen's exhibition for modern furniture, in 1899.
Literature
Barbro Hovstadius (ed), Ann Thorson Walton, Nationa lmuseum's exhibition catalogue nr 601, 'Ferdinand Boberg, arkitekten som allkonstnär', Centraltryckeriet, Borås 1997. Pp 38-39, 72 and p 98 #52.
More information
The model was originally designed in 1899 by Ferdinand Boberg for the Swedish Prince Eugen's residence at 'Arvfurstens palats' in the centre of Stockholm. Later they were moved to his new residence, designed by Ferdinand Boberg as well, 'Waldemarsudde' in Stockholm (1903- 1905).
This actual set of chairs was supposedly ordered by the Swedish family "Tham" but for some reason they never left the carpentry in Värmland.