Description:

Striking freestanding Danish Modern executive desk designed by Jacob Kjær (1896–1957) for Christensen & Larsen, Denmark, in the late 1940s / early 1950s. Crafted in richly figured rosewood, the desk features eight drawers to the front with elegant brass handles and a distinctive modernist brass key. An identical documented example with the same dimensions is attributed to Christensen & Larsen and dated to this period.

The reverse is equally considered, with an integrated open bookshelf and storage arrangement, allowing the desk to stand freely in the centre of a room. Kjær was an important figure in early Danish Modern and Scandinavian design and is particularly associated with the FN Chair designed for the United Nations headquarters in New York.

— Designer: Jacob Kjær
— Manufacturer: Christensen & Larsen
— Origin: Denmark
— Period: Late 1940s / early 1950s
— Material: Rosewood and brass
— Type: Freestanding executive desk / writing desk
— Front: Eight drawers
— Reverse: Integrated open bookshelf and storage
— Hardware: Brass handles
— Key: Modernist brass key
— Style: Danish Modern / Scandinavian Modern / Mid-Century Modern
— Dimensions: H: 74.5 cm, W: 160 cm, D: 89 cm
— Condition: Fully restored and presents in excellent condition

Stock: 1