ARNE WAHL IVERSEN, A mid-20th-century teak secretaire, model 67, for Vinde Möbelfabrik, Denmark.

Hammer price

240EUR

2 513 SEK 270 USD

Estimate

600 - 800 EUR

Behind the fall front shelf, compartments and two drawers. Slide-out writing surface. Width 81 cm, depth 52 cm, height 120 cm. Total depth with opened lid and fall front shelf 119 cm. Manufacturer's mark. Key included.

Interior with a crack. Fall front shelf difficult to open. Indentation in the front surface. Keys included.

Provenance

Leopold and Irja Marjatta Rönnman, Helsinki, Finland.

Leopold Rönnman (born Gustav Adolf Rönnman) and his wife Irja Marjatta Rönnman, née Tuominen, ran the interior design shop Interiors during the Golden Age of Scandinavian design. The shop was located on Fredrikinkatu in Helsinki. Interiors had exclusive rights in the Finnish market to sell products from leading contemporary Danish, Swedish and Norwegian designers and manufacturers of furniture and luminaires. The little family business had close co-operation with designers, such as Hans J. Wegner, Hans-Agne Jakobsson and Björn Wiinblad. This co-operation developed into a deep friendship, allowing the Rönnmans to acquire exclusive objects into their personal apartment and summer house. Towards the end of the 1970s, Stockmann purchased the Interiors’ furniture rights and Interiors focused on lighting only. After Leopold passed away at the end of the 70s, Irja continued to carry out the business.

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