Grete Jalk
prototype Laminated chair
P. Jeppesens Mobelfabrik A/S
Denmark, 1963
Oregon yew
25 w x 28 d x 29.25 h inches
Sold with photograph signed by Grete Jalk verifying this design as a prototype.
Estimate: $15,000–20,000
Result: $14,400
Literature: 1000 Chairs, Fiell, pg. 380 Danish Chairs, Oda, pg. 159 Design 1935-1965: What Modern Was, Eidelberg, pg. 333
Surfaces have white residue either from a wash of plaster or residue from mold making either incorporating a putty or plaster, but is stable and does not rub off to the touch. Various screw holes that have been filled in while working out position of the back rest relative to the seat. This example also incorporates a secondary dowel not found in the final production examples. Small losses and lifting to veneer along edges and from contact with surfaces. Writing to the base is legible and visible.
