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HENRIK HVIDT (B. 1945)
Lot 333

HENRIK HVIDT (B. 1945)

A UNIQUE DESK, 1963

Closed18 October 2017

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GBP 18,750

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HENRIK HVIDT (B. 1945)
A UNIQUE DESK, 1963
executed by Henrik Hvidt for Willy Beck, Brazilian rosewood, brass, with removable pairs of drawers which can be mounted to the flanks
28 ½ in. (72.5 cm.) high; 82 5/8 in. (210 cm.) wide; 33 3/8 in. (84.5 cm.) deep

Private Collection, Denmark, since 1963.

Specialist note

This tour-de-force of craftsmanship was executed as an apprentice piece by Henrik Hvidt, son of the noted Danish designer Peter Hvidt, during the time he served as an apprentice to cabinet-maker Willy Beck. It was awarded a medal at the Copenhagen Town Hall exhibition of apprentice's work in 1963.