Design Addict

Cart

Soborg Mobler Bed
 

Soborg Mobler Bed  

  RSS

ows1213
(@ows1213)
Active Member
Joined: 2026 years ago
Posts: 7
13/03/2016 6:00 pm  

Hello , I have a beautiful Soborg Mobler bed. I am wondering if anyone here can tell me how to identify the designer. I wish to sell it but dont want to sell myself short or charge too much. Any help would be greatly appreciated.


Quote
william swift
(@swift7156sbcglobal-net)
Reputable Member
Joined: 6 years ago
Posts: 113
13/03/2016 6:10 pm  

Hmmm.. looks more German than Danish.


ReplyQuote
ows1213
(@ows1213)
Active Member
Joined: 2026 years ago
Posts: 7
14/03/2016 2:48 am  

Lol...I didn't realize it posted that picture of my dwarf German. Lol...I will post pics of the bed.


ReplyQuote
ows1213
(@ows1213)
Active Member
Joined: 2026 years ago
Posts: 7
15/03/2016 9:54 pm  

Here are two pics first is footboard corner and second is headboard. I hope this helps as it is difficult for me to remove mattress . I will try to have my hubby remove them so I can show the whole frame.



ReplyQuote
DrPoulet
(@drpoulet)
Illustrious Member
Joined: 15 years ago
Posts: 641
15/03/2016 10:46 pm  

Søborg has some vintage catalogs on their website: http://www.soeborg-moebler.dk/historiske-kataloger.html
I had a look but have not been able to find your bed, maybe you'll have more luck...
Do you have a picture of the stamp or sticker? That might help date your bed.


ReplyQuote
ows1213
(@ows1213)
Active Member
Joined: 2026 years ago
Posts: 7
15/03/2016 11:16 pm  

It is stamped Soborg Mobler Denmark on a silver label. It also is marked ( burned) Denmark on the footboard. I will try to get better pics and label pics once it is disassembled.


ReplyQuote
ows1213
(@ows1213)
Active Member
Joined: 2026 years ago
Posts: 7
15/03/2016 11:29 pm  

Here are new photos.



ReplyQuote
DrPoulet
(@drpoulet)
Illustrious Member
Joined: 15 years ago
Posts: 641
16/03/2016 12:04 am  

Ok. The Danish furniture control sticker means your bed was made after 1959. Judging by the Castle / Drakkar logo, I would say it dates from the first half of the 60s. Søborg changed their logo for a more sober SM at some point in the 60s (their 1966 catalog has the new logo).
If I am not wrong, your bed is neither in the 1958 catalog, neither in the 1966 one. Leif Ericson here has a 1962 Søborg catalog so he might be able to help you...
I am the lucky owner of the only in house design piece of the 1962 catalog and it is a tea cart. Your bed is then either by Borge Mogensen either by Hvidt & Mølgaard. I would say Hvidt & Mølgaard but that's just a guess...


ReplyQuote
ows1213
(@ows1213)
Active Member
Joined: 2026 years ago
Posts: 7
16/03/2016 1:06 am  

Thank you so much for your help. Morgensen was my best guess. Lucky you are , I'll bet the tea cart is just lovely. Now to find out for sure and get a better estimate on price. Unfortunately I am running out of room for all of my treasures..☹️ Again , thank you.


ReplyQuote
leif ericson - Zephyr Renner
(@leif-ericson)
Illustrious Member
Joined: 15 years ago
Posts: 5660
16/03/2016 1:30 am  

The bed is not in the 1962 catalog as best I can tell.
If I had to guess I would say it is not Børge Mogensen or Peter Hvit & Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen. The stuff they designed stayed did not change a lot from early on. So it is hard to see this bed materializing in their offering. If it did, Hvidt & Mølgaard did add a bit to their Søborg line, which is in the 1962 catalog, so maybe. The Mogensen stuff was very static.
The 1962 catalog also has designs by Vilhelm Wohlert and Kai Lyngfeldt Larsen. I would think it might be one of them. And there is an in house design by Arne Jacobsen, who ran the company (not the famous designer), so it might be an in-house design too.


ReplyQuote
DrPoulet
(@drpoulet)
Illustrious Member
Joined: 15 years ago
Posts: 641
16/03/2016 2:56 pm  

Well, the bed kind of looks like the Hvidt beds in the 1958 catalog, hence my guess... The Mogensen's beds for Soborg all have a very specific head board and as Leif said, they don't really change from one catalog to another.
Speaking of vintage danish beds, I realized that I have never seen a danish modern bed in a gallery / antique shop and very very rarely in ads or ebay.
How come? Are they rare or it is just that they are hard to sell for some reason (non standard dimensions, etc.)?


ReplyQuote
ows1213
(@ows1213)
Active Member
Joined: 2026 years ago
Posts: 7
16/03/2016 7:39 pm  

After further research Dr , I believe you are on to something. I saw pics of the Hvidt beds you speak of and they are closest I have seen.
This bed frame measures a standard full size, which to me seems "normal" for the period. I am hoping the reason they are not commonly seen is rarity and not problematic...Ha!
Alas, I must part with this beauty , so once I have a better idea of pricing and definite ID. I will be offering her for a new home...
Thank you all for your expertise!


ReplyQuote
Share:

If you need any help, please contact us at – info@designaddict.com

  
Working

Please Login or Register