BY KAARE KLINT (1888-1954), DESIGNED 1928

Details

A MAHOGANY EXTENDING DINING TABLE
BY KAARE KLINT (1888-1954), DESIGNED 1928
Executed by master cabinetmakers C. B. Hansens, Denmark, underside with manufacturer's metal label stamped Kongl.Hof/Mobelfabr./C.B.Hansens Etabl./Kobenhavn, together with three extending leaves
29 in. (73.5 cm.) high; 57 3/8 in. (146.5 cm.) diameter
170 ½ in. (433.5 cm.) long, fully extended

Literature

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Gorm Harkær, Kaare Klint: Volume 1, Copenhagen, 2010, pp. 254-256 for technical drawings of the model;
Gorm Harkær, Kaare Klint: Volume 2, Copenhagen, 2010, p. 57 for a period image of the first and largest example executed.

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