Writing desk with container, c. 1959 – Bodil Kjaer | Lot 483

Lot: 483

Bodil Kjaer
Writing desk with container, c. 1959

H. 73 x 184 x 92 cm. Made by E. Pedersen & Son, Denmark. Wooden construction, walnut veneer, stained dark, oakwood, square metal tube, white formica. Marked: Maker's branding.

With: container on casters. The desk is part of the one furniture series that Bodil Kjaer had designed. It was in high demand in the early 1960s and starred prominently in two James Bond movies ('From Russia with Love' and 'You only live twice'). The actor Michael Caine and Prince Philip of England are said to have been some of the first customers.

>> Literature

Hammer Price: 8,000 €

155B - International Design
03. March 2021 at 3:00 PM CET

Literature:

Hansen/Petersen, Den Store Danske Møbelguide, n.p.r. 2005, p. 30; Brun, Bodil Kjaer Elements of Architecture, Copenhagen n.d.r., p. 2ff.

The items can be viewed and inspected prior to the auction; they all are, without exception, used and of a certain age. Their actual state of preservation is - corresponding to their age and their used state - not being referred to expressly in the catalogue and on the internet, but is agreed specification (cf. Conditions of sale, art. 4). The auction house cannot be held liable for malfunction or nonfunction of electrical devices. Condition reports can be forwarded on demand. They serve as a better survey on the item's condition based on the auctioneer's assessment.
Read our Terms & Conditions.

Bodil KjaerWriting desk with container, c. 1959

Auctions

Bodil Kjaer
Writing desk with container, c. 1959