Lot Essay
The earliest examples of Jacobsen's Egg chair were originally produced without a seat cushion, a feature added when the chairs entered broader retail distribution around 1960.
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AN EARLY 'EGG' LOUNGE CHAIR, DESIGNED 1958
Details
ARNE JACOBSEN 1902-1971
AN EARLY 'EGG' LOUNGE CHAIR, DESIGNED 1958
produced by Fritz Hansen, original leather upholstery, aluminium
42 in. (106.5 cm.) high
ink stamped FH, Made in Denmark
AN EARLY 'EGG' LOUNGE CHAIR, DESIGNED 1958
produced by Fritz Hansen, original leather upholstery, aluminium
42 in. (106.5 cm.) high
ink stamped FH, Made in Denmark
Literature
M. Eidelberg (ed.), What Modern Was: Design 1935-1965, New York, 1991, p. 192, pl. 278, for another example of this model.
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