Two Portex armchairs, designed by Orla Molgaard-Nielsen & Peter Hvidt in 1944,
for Thonet, beechwood and beech plywood, supported on four legs, height approx. 81 cm, width approx. 62 cm, depth approx. 62 cm. (MHA)
The name of this chair model goes back to its first manufacturer, the Danish company Portex, which produced it in teak. Other manufacturers included: Fritz Hansen, Allerød, and, as in the present case, Thonet in Vienna.
Lit.:
Danish Chairs, pp. 78/79; George Nelson, Chairs, p. 43.
Specialist: Mathias Harnisch, MA
Mathias Harnisch, MA
+43-1-515 60-242
Mathias.Harnisch@dorotheum.at
06.06.2018 - 17:00
- Estimate:
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EUR 2,000.- to EUR 4,000.-
Two Portex armchairs, designed by Orla Molgaard-Nielsen & Peter Hvidt in 1944,
for Thonet, beechwood and beech plywood, supported on four legs, height approx. 81 cm, width approx. 62 cm, depth approx. 62 cm. (MHA)
The name of this chair model goes back to its first manufacturer, the Danish company Portex, which produced it in teak. Other manufacturers included: Fritz Hansen, Allerød, and, as in the present case, Thonet in Vienna.
Lit.:
Danish Chairs, pp. 78/79; George Nelson, Chairs, p. 43.
Specialist: Mathias Harnisch, MA
Mathias Harnisch, MA
+43-1-515 60-242
Mathias.Harnisch@dorotheum.at
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| Auction: | Design |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 06.06.2018 - 17:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 26.05. - 06.06.2018 |