Josef Frank, a dining table, model 947, Firma Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, before 1985.
Veneered in pyramid mahogany. Rectangular top with rounded corners on tapering legs. Comes with three extension leaves. Length 210 - 390 cm. 3 leaves each 60 cm. Width 110, height 73 cm.
Scattered veneer damage. Marks. Impact damage. Single scratch on an insert leaf.
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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