Josef Frank, a model 590 desk, AB Eriksson & Söner Möbelsnickeri, Vrena, for Svenskt Tenn, Sweden.
Ash wood table top with rounded brass corners. One drawers and one pull-out writing leaf. Maker's mark and marked Josef Frank Svenskt Tenn. Length 180, width 90, height 75 cm.
The table top not screwed in place, screws included. Some wear and scratches. Minor stains. Some chips to wood.
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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