a set of three bookcases model "B 2255", Firma Svenskt Tenn, mid-20th century, provenance Estrid Ericson.
Two-part, lacquered in white and green, lower section with a top of mahogany and details of walnut, brass fittings, pull-out drawer, cabinet with shelving. 100 x 50 cm, height 150 + 75 cm, total height 225 cm.
Wear, minor chips, a few brass pins missing. Avainet sisältyvät.
Purchased at Bukowskis Modern Art & Design, auction 620, November 2019, catalogue no. 291.
Previously in the private collection of Estrid Ericson.
Designed in 1943.
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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