A "Metropolitan" chair, Fritz Hansen, Denmark, 1950s.
Beech, backrest and armrests in moulded plywood veneered with teak, stamped FH DENMARK. Height 78 cm, width 73 cm, seat height 41.5 cm.
Minor wear.
Grete Jalk (ed.), "Danish Furniture Design through 40 Years", The Danish Technological Institute, vol. IV, 1957-66, compare pp. 76-81.
The model was designed in 1949. The chair got its name after being exhibited at the highly influential exhibition "The Arts of Denmark" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in 1960.