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I got very, very lucky to come by the old receipt. Magiccityfinds, Henry, posted a chair for identification (thread linked below), and by random coincidence it was sitting on top of a desk, on top of a detached leaf of a dining table. (Image linked below).
The leaf was visibly solid teak, which is quite suggestive, as there are few other solid teak dining tables, and it had Aasbjerg's signature double bevel, "bullet edge."
And it turns out he had the original receipts for the whole estate of furniture, which all was sold through Excellent Furniture Company (Aasbjerg's company that retailed a variety of other makers' furniture, as well as offered his works). And by happy coincidence they bought the same sideboard I have, though without the china cabinet.
And then a week later Henry is talking to somebody in line at an estate sale, and mentions the Excellent Frniture Company, which this guy happens to know about as he had also bought an estate of the stuff that had a catalog with it.
So I've got a catalog to go with it, too. Which will be making its way onto the web shortly. Aasbjerg made some really gorgeous pieces of furniture. It is amazing, and unfortunate that he didn't mark his work, so he is almost completely unknown now.
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On a side note, it is...
On a side note, it is interesting that the 49 and 50 Buck chairs are listed as "black leather", as I thought that they were originally offered in only wool fabric and vinyl. The only times that I have seen leather on these chairs (or the stools) are of reupholstered versions.
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All this original documentation has a wealth of interesting information in it. Excellent Furniture company retailed a variety of other producers' work. So the catalog has a wide variety of France and Søn, Møller, and other makers' works. And the first page of it is Wegner's Papa Bear Chair for AP Stolen, which retailed for $148.00.
We bought the same buffet/hut...
We bought the same buffet/hutch and table yesterday with six erik Buch #310 dining chairs. The woman said her, and her husband purchased the pieces while in the Air force and stationed in Europe. She could not remember the name of the store, although she did say it was in Denmark. She was well aware of the value of her items and the fact that they were solid teak. Great to see the original receipt!
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I would love to see of what you have. Even if it is exactly the same as mine. The more documented works the better since there are so few.
There is another Aasbjerg sideboard that is very similar, which I have a catalog page for if you want it. Leave me your email here, and I can send you quite a lot of documentation on Aasbjerg and his work. You can also contact me at *redacted*.
I've been collecting photos and documentation and I am finally at a point where I've got enough to see an overview of Aasbjerg's body of work.
It seems people who purchased his furniture very frequently brought a catalog home with it. You might ask the seller to double check for a catalog. And they seem to very frequently have been in the Service. I think that was a large part of Aasbjerg's marketing plan, and explains the odd name: "Excelent Furniture Company."
There are a lot of slightly later Aasbjerg pieces, including mine, that aren't in the 60-61 catalog that I have, so finding a later catalog would be great.
My sideboard came with a bunch of France and Søn stuff as well as OD Møbler Buck chairs which aren't in the 1960 catalog, so I can pretty confidently date it to the window before France and Søn became Cado (1966) and after 1960.
Just as a side note regarding the dates France & Son ceased trading Lief.
I have a hand written note from Paul Cadovius stating that he bought France & Son in 1966 however I think the company may have continued trading under the France & Son name for a few years more before switching to Cado.
I have a France & Son sales brochure printed in 1969 which would suggest this is the case.
Johannes Aasbjerg Solid Teak Coffee Table (72" x 40" x 1 1/4" thick)
We believe that we have the identical (triangular, 3 leg) coffee table as shown on this site---by J. Aasbjerg. We purchased ours in Munich, Germany in 1963, along with 2 side chairs (one high back, one short back)---designed by Illum Wikkelso. The logo on the chairs identifies them as being manufactured by Soren Willadsen. Both of our chairs are upholstered in a gold woven fabric. All 3 pieces are still in excellent condition, although the chairs have been re-upholstered. There is NO manufacturers logo on the coffee table. We are still trying to determine the precise designer of the coffee table and the current value of all three pieces? We would like to sell them as a set. What would be the best resource in which to market them?
Consider selling them on ebay...
Consider selling them on ebay, perhaps. You might find some guidance as to value from there, although Wikkelsø designs are not very common, and Aasbjerg designs are rarer than rare. So you may not get much guidance. There are also auction houses that handle modern pieces. They might be interested in what you have. Wright20 just sold some Wikkelsø, and Los Angeles Modern Auctions is about to auction one of Aasbjerg's Langbordet (unattributed, incidentally).
Aasbjerg's company, Excellent Furniture Company, had a retail store in Munich, so you must have bought the chairs and table there.
Nearly all Aasbjerg furniture is not marked so it isn't the least bit surprising your coffee table isn't marked. Post some photos and I can tell you for certain whether it is an Aasbjerg,
Illum Wikkelso (of Soren Willadsen Furniture) & ? Johannes Aasbjerg Designs?
Are you able to identify the coffee table from these photos as well as the measurements (72" long x 40" wide X 18 1/4" high) There is definitely no mfg. logo on the coffee table.
The chairs are easily recognized as Soren Willadsen Furniture by the logo. We did see an identical low back chair on another web site (in black leather) that was identified as being designed by Illum Wikkelso. Both chairs are very comfortable for persons of tall or short stature.
Our family has owned this furniture since 1963. We probably disposed of the sales receipt---long ago! All 3 pieces were purchased in Munich, Germany. We would like to sell these pieces as a grouping because, as you can see, they really look good together.
Thanks for getting back to us so soon and for your suggestions. Sorry it took so long to get photos back to you in a timely manner. (We should have had the actual photos ready before we posted the notice.) Hopefully, now it will be much easier to confirm ID of the designers as well as to demonstrate the condition of the furniture.
http://s1243.photobucket.com/user/Phyl2014/library/?sort=3&page=1
The coffee table is a...
The coffee table is a Johannes Aasbjerg design. I have the same design in my living room that came with the Aasbjerg furniture you see in this thread. It is a very impressive table.
I don't have a catalog image showing the table, so I don't know what model number it was, but it is a recurring shape in Aasbjerg's designs. Here is the same shape as a side table:
Incidentally the Aasbjerg che...
Incidentally the Aasbjerg cheese tray, which is quite large at 30" long, has the same shape hole in one end, so that, when the legs are removed, it can hang on the wall.
Edit: and your family's purchase of this table in 1963 dates the design to between 1961 (the date of my catalog) and the date of your purchase.
Edit 2: and the chairs are Illum Wikkelsø, per the danish furniture index. They have perhaps been re-upholstered with much thicker foam in the lumbar area of the back?
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