Josef Frank, attributed to, a cast iron table with marble top, Firma Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1950s.

Attributed to, a cast iron table with marble top, Firma Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1950s.

Four-part, profiled base of white lacquered cast iron, top of black marble. Diameter 139.5 cm, height 73 cm.

Repainted, minor paint losses, minor wear.

Provenance

Reportedly, the table has been in the family's possession since the 1950s.

Exhibitions

The model was exhibited at the Svenskt Tenn spring exhibition in 1941.

Literature

Anita Du Rietz, "Skönhet till vardags: Estrid Ericson och Svenskt Tenn", Lorensvik Förlag 2018, p. 191, the model illustrated from the spring exhibition in 1941.

More information

The model was sold at Firma Svenskt Tenn as "Dining table with iron base" and could be ordered with various stone tops (granite, slate, marble) or with a raw glass top.

More about Josef Frank

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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