Josef Frank
Josef Frank, a set of four model '970' chairs, Firma Svenskt Tenn, mid-20th Century.
Frame in mahogany, seats upholstered in studded leather. Height 92 cm, seat height 43.5 cm.
Wear and damage, one leg with a crack, one back spindle off, a back with glued repair, reupholstered seats with patina/stains.
Provenance
According to information, around 1940 Estrid Ericson received one of her larger interior design commissions, which was the furnishing of a 12-room apartment on Stigbergsgatan in Södermalm, Stockholm. In connection with this, a Flora bureau was purchased, sold at Bukowskis Modern Art & Design, auction 656, item 170, on 21 May 2024. These chairs come from the same family. Thence by descent.
Literature
Kristina Wängberg-Eriksson & Jan Christer Eriksson, "Josef Frank Möbelformgivaren", Carlsson 2014, K10.
More information
Model designed ca. 1925 for Haus und Garten, Vienna.
Designer
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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