- Product:
- Chieftain chair
- Manufacturer:
- Phillips
- Architonic ID:
- 4104588
- Country:
- United States
- Address
- Telephone
- Website
Key facts
Product description
Based on ancient Egyptian precedents, the "Chieftain" chair was named after King Frederik IX of Denmark, who tried out the model at the Cabinetmakers' Guild Exhibition of 1949. Only 78 examples were originally produced by the master craftsman Niels Vodder, and most were distributed amongst Danish embassies, museums and government buildings.
Rosewood, leather, branded with designer's name and firm's mark 41 in. (102.5 cm) high
Provenance:
Mr. C. Mouritzen, Denmark, acquired directly from the Cabinetmakers' Guild Exhibition, 1949 Thence by descent
Literature:
Esbjorn Hiort, Finn Juhl: Furniture, Architecture, Applied Art, A Biography, Copenhagen, 1990, cover, pp. 40-41 (for a discussion of the model and photographs of the model's debut in the Cabinetmakers' Guild Exhibition of 1949) Noritsugu Oda, Danish Chairs, San Francisco, 1999, pp. 92-93
Rosewood, leather, branded with designer's name and firm's mark 41 in. (102.5 cm) high
Provenance:
Mr. C. Mouritzen, Denmark, acquired directly from the Cabinetmakers' Guild Exhibition, 1949 Thence by descent
Literature:
Esbjorn Hiort, Finn Juhl: Furniture, Architecture, Applied Art, A Biography, Copenhagen, 1990, cover, pp. 40-41 (for a discussion of the model and photographs of the model's debut in the Cabinetmakers' Guild Exhibition of 1949) Noritsugu Oda, Danish Chairs, San Francisco, 1999, pp. 92-93