Arne Jacobsen, early ‘Egg’ chair, model no. 3317, designed 1958, this example manufactured in 1963

Original hand-stitched black leather upholstery with removable padded cushion on aluminium fluted column and four-leg base. Nice colour and patination from use over the years.
107cm high x 87cm wide x 75cm deep. Seat height 36cm.

Ottoman 43cm high x 56cm wide x 49cm deep

Manufactured by Fritz Hansen, Copenhagen, Denmark. Underside with manufacturer’s label printed FH/MADE IN DENMARK/0663/BY FRITZHANSEN/FURNITUREMAKERS.

Provenance:
Originally purchased from Heal’s, Tottenham Court Road, London in the 1960s

Literature:
Erik Lassen, ed., The Arts of Denmark: Viking to Modern, exh. cat., The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1960, p. 125
Poul Erik Tøjner and Kjeld Vindum, Arne Jacobsen, Arkitekt & Designer, Copenhagen, 1999, front cover, pp. 68-69
Carsten Thau and Kjeld Vindum, Arne Jacobsen, Copenhagen, 2001, pp. 154, 158-59, 433-35, 438-39
Charlotte and Peter Fiell, Scandinavian Design, Cologne, 2002, p. 301
Arne Karlsen, Danish Furniture Design: in the 20th Century, Volume 2, Copenhagen, 2007, pp. 136-37