Josef Frank
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a pair of pewter and plexi-glass candlesticks, Svenskt Tenn, Stockholm 1952 och 1956.
Maker's mark and year letters B9 and F9. Height 42,5 cm.
Minor wear, the light cuffs dented.
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Josef Frank designed this model and a few other models of candlesticks ca 1952-1953.
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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