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Bruno Mathsson

(Sweden, 1907-1988)
Bruno Mathsson
(Sweden, 1907-1988)

A BRUNO MATHSSON "EVA" ARMCHAIR, Firma Karl Mathsson.

Beech.

Wear, scratches.

Designer

Bruno Mathsson (1907-1988) is one of Sweden's most prominent furniture designers. Having a father who worked as a master carpenter, Mathsson learned about furniture carpentry at an early age, which he later benefited from in his profession as a designer. The "Grasshopper" chair was the first that Bruno Mathsson designed in 1931 - on behalf of Värnamo hospital. It was made of bent-glued beech with saddle girth upholstery and had an ergonomic shape. However, neither patients nor staff at the infirmary appreciated the chair. Nowadays, the "Grasshopper" is considered a design classic.


A few years later, Mathsson exhibited his furniture at a separate exhibition at the Röhsska Konstslöjdmuseet in Gothenburg, and in 1937 he participated in the Paris World Fair.


Mathsson's furniture is now considered timeless design classics that combine style with comfort. Some of his most famous pieces of furniture are the armchairs "Jetson", which are produced for Dux, "Pernilla 3", and "Karin" and the table "Superellips", designed together with Piet Hein.

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Hammer price
3 200
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E
K
285
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R
290
USD
Estimate
3 000 SEK
The auction is closed.
Accepted minimum price is met
Bid history (16 bids)
10
Jul 9, 2019 2:50 PM
3 200 SEK
11
Jul 9, 2019 2:49 PM
3 000 SEK
10
A
Jul 9, 2019 2:49 PM
2 800 SEK
11
Jul 9, 2019 2:49 PM
2 600 SEK
10
Jul 9, 2019 2:42 PM
2 400 SEK
9
Jul 8, 2019 6:30 PM
2 200 SEK
6
Jul 7, 2019 9:41 PM
2 000 SEK
8
Jul 7, 2019 4:36 PM
1 700 SEK
7
Jul 7, 2019 5:59 AM
1 600 SEK
6
Jul 4, 2019 11:02 PM
1 500 SEK
5
Jul 4, 2019 8:56 PM
850 SEK
3
Jul 4, 2019 3:24 PM
750 SEK
4
Jul 4, 2019 2:38 PM
550 SEK
3
Jul 4, 2019 1:28 PM
500 SEK
2
Jul 3, 2019 11:22 PM
350 SEK
1
Jul 3, 2019 10:19 AM
300 SEK
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