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Josef Frank

(Österrike/Sverige, 1885-1967)
Estimate
25 000 - 30 000 SEK
2 220 - 2 660 EUR
2 320 - 2 780 USD
Hammer price
46 000 SEK
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Josef Frank
(Österrike/Sverige, 1885-1967)

a bookcase including a folding desk, a special version of modell 2255, Svenskt Tenn, Sweden.

In two parts, lacquered in white and green, in parts veneered with walnut, mounts of brass. The upper part with shelves and a folding desk, the lower part with cupboards and drawers. Length 200,5 cm, depth 50,5 cm, total height 220 cm Key included.

Probably relacquered. Minor stains and wear.

Designer

Josef Frank was born in Austria and studied architecture in Vienna. As an architect, he worked with private home areas, villas and apartment buildings. In 1925 he started his own interior design firm Haus und Garten together with two architect colleagues. In connection with the advance of the Nazis, he emigrated to Sweden and was employed in 1934 at Svenskt Tenn. After the outbreak of World War II, Josef Frank, who came from a Jewish family, was forced into exile in New York. At Svenskt Tenn, he made an impact on the product range for four decades; especially when it comes to furniture and fabric prints.

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