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Josef Frank

(Österrike/Sverige, 1885-1967)
Estimate
20 000 - 30 000 SEK
1 800 - 2 700 EUR
1 900 - 2 850 USD
Hammer price
32 000 SEK
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Jonatan Jahn
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Josef Frank
(Österrike/Sverige, 1885-1967)

a set of 8 chairs, model 2027, Firma Svenskt Tenn, Sweden.

Mahogany, seats with a fabric of black horse-hair, height 85 cm, seat height 43 cm.

Reupholstered seats, slightly unstable, minor 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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