Showrooms

Josef Frank

Josef Frank coffee table with mirror top, Austria, circa 1930

Documentation

Documented elsewhere (similar item)

Documentation Notes

Marlene Ott, Josef Frank (1885-1967). Möbel und Raumgestaltung, Vienna, 2009, p. 323
Hedvig Hedqvist, Josef Frank. Svenska arkitekter och formgivare, Stockholm, 2013, pp. 60-61

Origin

Austria

Period

1920-1949

Materials

cherry wood, glass

Dimensions

H.	24.02 in;	Diam.	27.56 in;
H.	61 cm;	Diam.	70 cm;

Condition

Good. Wear consistent with age and use

Creation Date

1930s

Description

A very rare cherry wood coffee table by Josef Frank. The table from circa 1930 has three bent feet and the original mirrored glass top.

Josef Frank (1885-1967) was an Austrian-Swedish architect and designer. The Austrian born Frank studied architecture in Vienna, the city where he designed several housing projects in the 1920s. In 1933 he moved to Sweden and started working as a designer at Svenskt Tenn the next year.

Styles / Movements

Modern

Dealer Reference Number

Tc.lk.FrankTripod.m.1903a

Incollect Reference Number

307713