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John Kandell

(Sweden, 1925-1991)
Estimate
15 000 - 20 000 SEK
1 340 - 1 790 EUR
1 420 - 1 890 USD
Hammer price
13 000 SEK
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John Kandell
(Sweden, 1925-1991)

a pair of easy chairs, protypes probably made by cabinetmaker David Sjölinder 1950's.

Oak, height 81 cm.

Provenance

Ulla and John Kandell.

Literature

Carl E Christiansson, "John Kandell, Möbelarkitekt", Form nr 2, 1965.
Sven Ivar Lind, "Stadsarkiv i Stockholm", Arkitektur nr 8, 1961.

More information

The armchairs were designed as prototypes by John Kandell for Stockholm's city archives in the late 1950's. The auction's two examples are John Kandell's own prototypes and were probably manufactured by cabinetmaker David Sjölinder, with whom Kandell worked closely. The eight chairs that were later placed in the city archive were made in Japanese oak by J.E. Blomqvist's furniture factory.