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Arne Norell

(Sweden, 1917-1971)
Estimate
40 000 - 50 000 SEK
3 490 - 4 360 EUR
3 650 - 4 560 USD
Hammer price
60 000 SEK
Purchasing info
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Arne Norell
(Sweden, 1917-1971)

attributed to, an easy chair, model "Gary" (The Thumb), Gösta Westerberg, Sweden 1950s.

Original textile in wool, loose cushion, legs in birch, seat height 39 cm, height 84 cm.

Minor wear.

Provenance

Purchased in 1954/55, thence by descent.

Exhibitions

This model was shown at what was called the "Önskehemsutställningen" in Stockholm, 1952.

Literature

Andreas Siesing, 'Svenska möbler - folkhemsform i ull, jakaranda, furu och bok 1949-1970', Atlantis, Stockholm 2015, p 8, this model is found depicted in an advert from 1952.

More information

Picture from 1955 with the original textile visible.