Josef Frank, a model 771 dining table, Firma Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, before 1985.
Mahogany and mahogany veneer. Extendable with two support legs. Two extension leaves, 55 cm each. Length 132-242, width 130, height 71 cm.
Partly worn and marks. Minor veneer damages.
Purchased at Bukowskis' modern spring auction in 1997.
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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