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Bruno Mathsson

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

BRUNO MATHSSON, a pair of 'Karin' easy chairs, from DUX, second half of the 20th century.

Seat height ca 35-40 cm. Total height ca 75 cm each.

Wear, One wheel missing. Minor scratches and wear.

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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12 500
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Estimate
8 000 SEK
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Bid history (29 bids)
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Aug 7, 2019 6:38 PM
12 500 SEK
7
Aug 7, 2019 6:38 PM
12 000 SEK
2
Aug 7, 2019 6:38 PM
11 500 SEK
7
Aug 7, 2019 6:37 PM
11 000 SEK
2
Aug 7, 2019 6:34 PM
10 500 SEK
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Aug 7, 2019 6:34 PM
10 000 SEK
9
Aug 7, 2019 6:33 PM
8 700 SEK
7
A
Aug 7, 2019 6:33 PM
8 500 SEK
7
Aug 7, 2019 6:15 PM
8 300 SEK
5
A
Aug 7, 2019 6:09 PM
8 100 SEK
7
Aug 7, 2019 6:09 PM
8 000 SEK
5
Aug 7, 2019 5:44 PM
7 500 SEK
8
Aug 7, 2019 11:47 AM
7 300 SEK
5
A
Aug 7, 2019 11:47 AM
7 160 SEK
5
Aug 7, 2019 11:12 AM
7 100 SEK
8
Aug 7, 2019 10:58 AM
6 900 SEK
5
A
Aug 7, 2019 10:58 AM
6 859 SEK
5
Aug 6, 2019 8:47 PM
6 700 SEK
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Aug 6, 2019 8:47 PM
6 500 SEK
7
Aug 6, 2019 7:58 PM
6 450 SEK
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Aug 1, 2019 11:39 PM
6 250 SEK
6
Aug 1, 2019 11:39 PM
6 200 SEK
5
Aug 1, 2019 10:07 PM
6 000 SEK
4
Aug 1, 2019 8:04 PM
5 400 SEK
3
Aug 1, 2019 2:39 PM
5 200 SEK
2
Aug 1, 2019 1:15 PM
5 000 SEK
3
Aug 1, 2019 12:23 PM
4 400 SEK
2
Aug 1, 2019 9:37 AM
4 000 SEK
1
Aug 1, 2019 9:29 AM
300 SEK
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