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PHILIP ARCTANDER 1916-1994
Lot 159

PHILIP ARCTANDER 1916-1994

A RARE SOFA, 1949-1950

Closed26 October 2016

Price Realised

GBP 25,000

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PHILIP ARCTANDER 1916-1994
A RARE SOFA, 1949-1950
one of two examples for the Danish Building Research Institute, Copenhagen, laminated beechwood, mahogany, upholstery
35 ½ in. (90 cm.) high; 81 ¼ in. (206.5 cm.) wide; 27 ½ in. (70 cm.) deep

Specialist note

Arctander was one of the leading forces behind the establishment of the Danish Building Research Institute and was appointed Head of Research when the institute was founded in 1947. It was for this commission that he designed the present lot, of which only two examples were made.