Helge Vestergaard Jensen
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a rare set of six chairs, cabinetmaker Thysen Nielsen, Denmark 1954.
Base in black lacquered beech wood, seat and back upholstered with a turquoise fabric, some with maker's mark, seat height 43 cm, height 66 cm.
Reupholstered, wear.
Provenance
Cabinetmaker Thysen Nielsen. The chairs were made as a prototype and were never put into production. This set was used by Thysen Nielsen in his private home. Thence by descent within the family.
Exhibitions
The model was shown at The Copenhagen Cabinetmakers' Guild Exhibition at Designmuseum Danmark, 1954.
Literature
Grete Jalk [ed.]: “40 Years of Danish Furniture Design”, vol. 3, p. 299.