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'American Foundation' Desk

Arne Jacobsen

1952

Steel tubular frame, "shoes” of black lacquered wood. Top and moveable tray covered with original black leather. Blue lacquered wood drawers. Tray: 34×40 cm. Provenance: Friend of Arne Jacobsen. Literature: Carsten Thau & Kjeld Vindum: “Jacobsen”, ill. and mentioned p. 388. In 1952, Arne Jacobsen was tasked with designing an interior for the Office of the American-Scandinavian Foundation in New York. The furniture was a gift from the shipbuilding company Burmeister & Wain, and the pieces were made by Rud. Rasmussen Cabinetmakers. Included in this interior was a desk basically identical to the present desk, but with a different surface. The pieces never went into serial production, but with minor variations a few desks were made, apparently for friends or family of Arne Jacobsen.
Produced by Rud Rasmussen.

Ref: 180642

H72cm/28.3"
W140cm/55.1"
D70cm/27.6"
H. 72cm/28.3"
W. 140cm/55.1"
D. 70cm/27.6"
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