Dining table model B884, Svenskt Tenn, 2000s.
The top in lacquered linoleum and walnut, base of iron with brass feet. Two extension leaves. Length 180-295 cm, width 102 cm, height 72 cm.
The overall impression is very good. Minor marks.
The model designed by Josef Frank in 1938.
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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