Rud Rasmussen

Oak, Niger leather, brass fittings. Cabinet makers label by Rud Rasmussen cabinetmakers.Flap folded out D. 64.5 cm. 
Provenance; purchased  15 January 1963, directly from Rud Rasmussen cabinetmakers.

Furniture

Folding Desk

NK Nordiska Kompaniet

Macassar ebony. Nickel plated fitments. Height 62cm between floor and the underneath of the desktop.

Provenance:
Sven Markelius' own home. Later Markelius gave the desk as a gift to artist Vicke Lindstrand. 

Literature: 
Svenska Hem, 1932, p. 195 (Sven Markelius' home) and Svenska Hem, 1937, p. 269 (Vicke Lindstrand's home).
Tobias Hoffmann, 'Nordic Design; The Response to the Bauhaus', catalogue, Bröhan Museum, 2019, p.130/131, cat.37.

Exhibition: 
'Nordic Design; The Response to the Bauhaus', Bröhan Museum, Berlin, 2019/2020.

Unique Desk

Willy Beck

Designed 1956, this example executed circa 1956-1960.
Teak.
Applied metal cabinetmaker's tag to underside: 'Produced by Cabinetmaker Willy Beck Copenhagen Denmark / Architects: A. Bender Madsen and Ejner Larsen'.

Provenance:
Private Collection, Denmark
Thence by descent

Literature: Grete Jalk, ed., 'Dansk Møbeklkunst gennem 40 aar', vol. 3, Copenhagen, 1987 pp. 358–359 for a similar example. 

A similar model was presented at the Copenhagen Cabinetmakers' Guild Exhibition at Designmuseum Danmark, 20 September - 7 October, 1956.

Desk / Table

C. B. Hansens Etablissement

Teak, Brazilian rosewood feet.
Provenance: Made for Danisco's head office.

Lacquered steel, Oregon pine. 
Floating drawer with storage to reverse. 

The model was designed for the Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen.

'Professor Table'

SMF-Bodafors

Stained birch. Top with a geometrical decoration, one large drawer, carved feet, stamped with maker's mark.
Reportedly designed for the Stockholm Concert Hall.

Provenance:
Architect Ivar Tengbom's personal desk

Architect Desk

Sören Willadsens Eftf

Teak. Four drawers. Model 93–4.
Literature: Bygge og Bo, June 1956.

Desk

Asko

Dark stained, flamed birch with removable glass doors on one side.

Finnish Curved Desk

Hyresgästernas Möbelaffär

Lacquered wood with pewter inlay. With two drawers to one side.

Hjalmar Jackson

Mahogany, rosewood and inlay of various woods.

Molteni and Co

Moulded plastic with glass hinged writing surface, chromium plated metal, adjustable reading lamp. 
Moulded manufacturers marks to underside of each.

Pair of "Orix" Desks

Svenskt Tenn

Mahogany, rosewood, brass. 
Copy of original invoice included. 

Provenance:
Consul General Sven Göthberg (1913‑2011), Jönköping, purchased at Firma Svenskt Tenn 1967. 
Thence by descent

Desk, Model no. 1022

Uppsala Möblerings AB

Stained birch and burled birch, the front with one drawer, details in relief, the top with leather, maker's mark UPSALA MÖBLERINGS-A.-B. 1930. Key included.

Provenance: The desk was designed by Ragnar Östberg for a university building in Uppsala 1926-30. The building was executed in a typical style of Östberg with a brick façade.

Neoclassical Desk

Johannes Hansen

Desk, Model no. JH 810

Table, Model no. 590

Checkered birch top, hand carved legs, three drawers, with key.

Swedish Modern Desk

Flamed birch and black lacquered details. 
Illustrated in FORM 1932 p.254.

Macassar ebony, birch, with three drawers and key.

Locks impressed 'NK' and metal tag impressed 'NK R 36916 C 4 9 34'

'Record' Desk

Pyramid mahogany with inlay of different woods. Six drawers.

Provenance:
Sparbanken (Swedbank), Örebro, Sweden. 
The desk was made for the conference room, circa 1934. Ivar Tengbom designed the building and Carl Malmsten was commissioned to make furniture for the interior.

Large Desk/Work Table

Ludvig Pontoppidan

Cuban mahogany with tapered edge, original naturally patinated leather, painted wood, brass sabots.

It is possible this very example which was presented at The Copenhagen Cabinetmakers' Guild Exhibition at Designmuseum Danmark, 1944. Literature: Grete Jalk [ed.]: “40 Years of Danish Furniture Design”, vol. 2, p. 239.

Rare Desk

Andreas Tuck

Oak. 
Each leaf measures 45 cm, minimum width 140cm.

Desk, Model no. AT 305

N.C. Jensen-Kjær

Teak, original pigskin leather top, brass.
Literature: Grete Jalk, Dansk Møbelkunst gennem 40 aar, vol. 2 1937-1946, Copenhagen, 1987, p. 57 for an example with drawers.
Records show that six examples of the model, all special commissions, were produced with a leather top.

Oregon pine top. Grey lacquered steel frame. Rubber supports.  Provenance: School of Architecture Copenhagen.
Literature: Poul Kjaerholm furniture architect, 2006, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, p. 37.

Academy Table

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.