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Josef Frank

(Österrike/Sverige, 1885-1967)
Josef Frank, a mahogany and black leather chair, Svenskt Tenn Sweden 1930-40s, model 635. Alva & Gunnar Myrdal Collection.Josef Frank, a mahogany and black leather chair, Svenskt Tenn Sweden 1930-40s, model 635. Alva & Gunnar Myrdal Collection.
Josef Frank, a mahogany and black leather chair, Svenskt Tenn Sweden 1930-40s, model 635. Alva & Gunnar Myrdal Collection.Josef Frank, a mahogany and black leather chair, Svenskt Tenn Sweden 1930-40s, model 635. Alva & Gunnar Myrdal Collection.
Josef Frank, a mahogany and black leather chair, Svenskt Tenn Sweden 1930-40s, model 635. Alva & Gunnar Myrdal Collection.Josef Frank, a mahogany and black leather chair, Svenskt Tenn Sweden 1930-40s, model 635. Alva & Gunnar Myrdal Collection.
Josef Frank, a mahogany and black leather chair, Svenskt Tenn Sweden 1930-40s, model 635. Alva & Gunnar Myrdal Collection.Josef Frank, a mahogany and black leather chair, Svenskt Tenn Sweden 1930-40s, model 635. Alva & Gunnar Myrdal Collection.
Josef Frank, a mahogany and black leather chair, Svenskt Tenn Sweden 1930-40s, model 635. Alva & Gunnar Myrdal Collection.Josef Frank, a mahogany and black leather chair, Svenskt Tenn Sweden 1930-40s, model 635. Alva & Gunnar Myrdal Collection.
Josef Frank, a mahogany and black leather chair, Svenskt Tenn Sweden 1930-40s, model 635. Alva & Gunnar Myrdal Collection.Josef Frank, a mahogany and black leather chair, Svenskt Tenn Sweden 1930-40s, model 635. Alva & Gunnar Myrdal Collection.
Josef Frank, a mahogany and black leather chair, Svenskt Tenn Sweden 1930-40s, model 635. Alva & Gunnar Myrdal Collection.Josef Frank, a mahogany and black leather chair, Svenskt Tenn Sweden 1930-40s, model 635. Alva & Gunnar Myrdal Collection.
Josef Frank, a mahogany and black leather chair, Svenskt Tenn Sweden 1930-40s, model 635. Alva & Gunnar Myrdal Collection.Josef Frank, a mahogany and black leather chair, Svenskt Tenn Sweden 1930-40s, model 635. Alva & Gunnar Myrdal Collection.
Josef Frank, a mahogany and black leather chair, Svenskt Tenn Sweden 1930-40s, model 635. Alva & Gunnar Myrdal Collection.Josef Frank, a mahogany and black leather chair, Svenskt Tenn Sweden 1930-40s, model 635. Alva & Gunnar Myrdal Collection.
Josef Frank, a mahogany and black leather chair, Svenskt Tenn Sweden 1930-40s, model 635. Alva & Gunnar Myrdal Collection.
Josef Frank, a mahogany and black leather chair, Svenskt Tenn Sweden 1930-40s, model 635. Alva & Gunnar Myrdal Collection.
Josef Frank, a mahogany and black leather chair, Svenskt Tenn Sweden 1930-40s, model 635. Alva & Gunnar Myrdal Collection.
Josef Frank, a mahogany and black leather chair, Svenskt Tenn Sweden 1930-40s, model 635. Alva & Gunnar Myrdal Collection.
Josef Frank, a mahogany and black leather chair, Svenskt Tenn Sweden 1930-40s, model 635. Alva & Gunnar Myrdal Collection.
Josef Frank, a mahogany and black leather chair, Svenskt Tenn Sweden 1930-40s, model 635. Alva & Gunnar Myrdal Collection.
Josef Frank, a mahogany and black leather chair, Svenskt Tenn Sweden 1930-40s, model 635. Alva & Gunnar Myrdal Collection.
Josef Frank, a mahogany and black leather chair, Svenskt Tenn Sweden 1930-40s, model 635. Alva & Gunnar Myrdal Collection.
Josef Frank, a mahogany and black leather chair, Svenskt Tenn Sweden 1930-40s, model 635. Alva & Gunnar Myrdal Collection.
Estimate
20 000 - 25 000 SEK
1 790 - 2 240 EUR
1 830 - 2 290 USD
Hammer price
16 000 SEK
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Josef Frank
(Österrike/Sverige, 1885-1967)

a mahogany and black leather chair, Svenskt Tenn Sweden 1930-40s, model 635. Alva & Gunnar Myrdal Collection.

Brass nails. Height 102 cm, seat height ca 45 cm.

The one armrest with repair, minor tears and wear.

Provenance

Alva & Gunnar Myrdal, thence by descent.

Literature

Marlene Ott-Wodni, "Josef Frank 1885-1967 Raumgestaltung und Möbeldesign" Böhlau Verlag, Vienna 2015, see illustration no 452 p 334. This model is known since ca 1936.

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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