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"Liljevalchs" Sofa

Josef Frank

1930

Original textile. J P Baker. Mahogany feet. Provenance; Hjalmar Olson, Engineer from 1929 and VD at Gustavsberg 1937-69. Probably the original sofa from the Liljevalchs exhibition in 1934 The sofa was shown for the first time at the Liljevalchs art hall in Stockholm and hence the name “Liljevalch Sofa”. In a letter to Estrid Ericson Josef Frank wrote that he had designed this large and generous sofa in protest over the prevailing functionalism and boring Swedish handicrafts. Exhibited at The exhibition "the Dream room" Liljevalschs 2011 Literature: Monica Boman (red), "Estrid Ericson, Orkidé i Vinterlandet", Borås 1989. "Skönhet till vardags, Estrid Ericson och Svenskt Tenn". Anita L.Du Rietz p.137. Seat height 46 cm
Produced by Svenskt Tenn.

Ref: 170335

H80cm/31.5"
W280cm/110.2"
D140cm/55.1"
Seat height46cm/18.1"
H. 80cm/31.5"
W. 280cm/110.2"
D. 140cm/55.1"
Seat height 46cm/18.1"
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