Sale 1487
New York
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9 March 2005
Price realised
USD 6,000
Estimate
Finn Juhl An Inlaid and Laminated Wood Dining Table with Six Side Chairs, Designed Circa 1951 manufactured by Baker, Michigan; two inlaid leaves together with original box table: 29 in. (73.7 cm.) high, 47 in. (119.4 cm.) wide, 68 in. (172.7 cm.) deep without leaves; each chair: 31 7/8 in. (81 cm.) high, 22 in. (55.9 cm.) wide, 22 in. (55.9 cm.) deep; leaf (each): 20 in. (50.8 cm.) table labeled Baker Furniture (10)
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cf. E. Hiort, Finn Juhl: Furniture, Architecture, Applied Art, Copenhagen, 1990, p. 13.
Saleroom Notice
There are five side chairs and one arm chair. The catalogue incorrectly states there are six side chairs.
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