Model 36 Desk, 1958 lounge chair

Model 36 Desk, 1958 lounge chairAn original example of the highly collectible and sought after Model 36 desk produced by Haslev Mobelsnedkeri in Denmark and designed by Danish master Severin Hansen Jnr. in 1958. This iconic design features Hansen's trademark 3 way mitred joints and tapered legs with maple lined drawers. The Model 36 was part of the wider 30 Series of tables that Hansen designed as young man with guidance from his father Hans Severin Hansen. Hansen lacked formal

This more pure version of the form was commissioned by Fritz Hansen and would lay the groundwork for Wegner's further exploration that led to his epoch-defining Wishbone Chair and Round Chair

This award winning carver chair was designed in 1962 alongside the equally revered Model 78 chair

Literature: “Dansk Kunsthåndværk”

The chair gained the name ‘Elizabeth’ after Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain acquired a set from a Danish furniture fair during a state visit to Denmark in 1958

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Stolen in Denmark this very rare example has rosewood paws and stained beech legs

These exquisite rosewood examples come with their original

circa 1959

Stolen in Denmark this example has oiled teak paws and legs

organic silhouette is typical of early-period Danish Modern armchairs whilst retaining a striking contemporary feel

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This obscure design originated from the workshop of little-known Copenhagen upholsterer Christian Sorensen in the early 1940s