'Pelican' Chair

This rare chair's name comes from its resemblance to a pelican with outspread wings. To date, only four are known to have been made: A pair in black leather, one of which recently sold at Brunn Rasmussen June 18-20, 2002, lot 510, the other in a private collection; our example; and a fourth, whose whereabouts are unknown. Our example and the fourth are possibly the two from the Cabinetmaker's Guild exhibition of 1940, which were re-upholstered in the fifties.

Maple and fabric
28 in. (71 cm) high

Provenance:
Private Danish Collection
Private Japanese Collection

Illustrated:
Charlotte and Peter Fiell, eds., 1000 Chairs, Cologne, 2000, p. 285
Noritsugu Oda, Danish Chairs, Kyoto, 1996, p. 85
Patricia Yamada, Finn Juhl Memorial Exhibition, exh. cat., Osaka, 1990, pp. 38-39

Literature:
Esbjorn Hiort, Finn Juhl Furniture, Architecture, Applied Art, Copenhagen, 1990, p. 30

Exhibited:
Finn Juhl Memorial Exhibition, Osaka, 1990