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Josef Frank

(Austria, 1885-1967)
Estimate
20 000 - 25 000 SEK
1 790 - 2 230 EUR
1 890 - 2 360 USD
Hammer price
34 000 SEK
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Josef Frank
(Austria, 1885-1967)

a pair of chairs, model 652, Svenskt Tenn, Sweden 1940-50's.

Mahogany, upholstered in red leather. Height 107 cm, seat height 43 cm.

The leather with damages and repairs.

More information

The model was designed in 1936 and shown at the Golden Gate exhibition in 1939.

Designer

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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