Sold for:
$6,000
$6,000
Karl Mathsson Sweden, 1936 / 1956 beech, leather, canvas 88 w x 32 d x 23 h in (224 x 81 x 58 cm)
Also know as the Paris Bed, this design was awarded a gold metal at the Worlds Fair in Paris in 1937.
Due to the difficulty of the design, few examples of this form were produced. Signed with manufacturer's labels to underside: [Bruno Mathsson Firma Karl Mathsson Made in Varnamo Sweden] and [Bruno Mathsson Made]. literature: Bruno Mathsson Mobelkonstnaren Glashusarkitekten Manniskan , Bohn-Jullander, ppg. 65, 81, 167, 224 Svenska Möbler 1890-1990 , Bowman, pg. 177
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Auctioneer:
Wright Auctions
Date:
2008-05-18
