POUL KJAERHOLM (1929-1980)

A STEEL AND LEATHER 'PK 80' DAYBED, DESIGNED 1957

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POUL KJAERHOLM (1929-1980)
A Steel and Leather 'PK 80' Daybed, designed 1957
manufactured by E. Kold Christensen, circa 1963
12 in. (30.5 cm.) high, 75 in. (190.5 cm.) wide, 31½ in. (80 cm.) deep
with manufacturer's stamp

Lot Essay

cf. C. Harland, K. Helmer-Peterson et. al., Poul Kjaerholm, Copenhagen, 2001, pp. 104 and 177 for illustrations of this model.
M. Sheridan, The Furniture of Poul Kjaerholm: Catalogue Raisonné, New York, 2007, p. 105 for an illustration of this model.

A letter from E. Kold Christensen to Richard Davis, dated October 24, 1963, discusses the order for this daybed.

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