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Finn Juhl 'Chieftain' armchair circa 1950 Teak, leather. 93.7 x 102.9 x 90.8 cm (36 7/8 x 40 1/2 x 35 3/4 in.) Executed by cabinetmaker Niels Vodder, Denmark. Underside branded and impressed with NIELS VODDER CABINETMAKER/COPENHAGEN DENMARK.
Provenance Den Permanente Gallery, Copenhagen, circa 1950 Private collection, Denmark Literature Esbjørn Hiort Modern Danish Furniture, New York, 1956, pp. 54-55 Grete Jalk ed., Dansk Møbelkunst gennem 40 aar, Volume 3: 1947-1956, Copenhagen, 1987, pp. 124-25, 233, fig. 2, p. 311 for a technical drawing and images Esbjørn Hiort Finn Juhl Furniture, Architecture, Applied Art, Copenhagen, 1990, pp. 23, 40-41 Martin Eidelberg, ed., Design 1935-1965: What Modern Was, New York, 1991, p. 187 Noritsugu Oda, Danish Chairs, San Francisco, 1996, pp. 92-93 Arne Karlsen Danish Furniture Design: in the 20th Century, Volume 2, Copenhagen, 2007, pp. 106, 187-89 Catalogue Essay The present model was exhibited at the 'Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild', Kunstindustrimuseet, Copenhagen, 30 September–16 October 1949, Stand 9. Read More