Josef Frank
SIDEBOARD, Josef Frank, Firma Svenskt Tenn, modell 848, ca 1939.
Pyramidmahogny, fanerat även på baksidan. Två utdragslådor, skåp med hyllinredning. Längd 120 cm, bredd 50 cm, höjd 82 cm.
Slitage, tryckmärken, faneret något rest på baksidan.
Slitage, fanerbortfall, tryckmärken, faneret något rest på baksidan. Nyckel saknas.
Provenance
Enligt uppgift specialbeställt 1939 av Ernst & Viran Holmqvist, goda vänner till Estrid Ericson och innehavare till butiken "Vackrare Vardagsvara", som då låg intill Svenskt Tenns butik, på Strandvägen 7A.
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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