Arm chair  

I don't know, but I know I really love it.

Are you actually in Denmark, or did you put that in as location, because you think it's from Denmark?

It seems to say 'foran' on the front of the seat, so Danish seems reasonable.

I strongly suspect those brackets on the bottom are a later addition. Are there 4 of them or only 2?

I don't know if it is any help, but the chair is likely from the mid 1950s. Say perhaps 1954-1958, I would guess.

A side view photo might be helpful. And as to the date, I would guess it is more likely to be on the early side of the 1954-1958 window than on the late side.

Kyle, if you click on the person's username, you can see where he or she is located in the world (in this case, Denmark). The other field is for the origin of the item.

Thanks, Spanky! ^_^

I agree the brackets don't look original. Having said that, the (bad) Erik Buck lookalikes I had also had brackets on the underside and were marked made in Denmark. I wonder if these aren't actually quite late, or recent?

What makes you say early Leif?

There was time in the early 1950s when this cantilevered arm chair was on everyone's mind. The upholstery is put on with tacks, not a pneumatic stapler. And the joints are doweled not routed finger joints you see later, for example on Erik Buck chairs.

And those brackets don't look old or like other brackets I've seen before.

Thank you for replies. I'm in Denmark now and bought this years back from a guy in his late 50' who inherit it from his father. He ment that all parts were original:-) This chair is not just beautiful it's also amazing to sit in. The comfort is really good. I tried to search Erik Buch chairs but didn't find it:-)

I didn't mean to say it was Erik Buck (sorry if I gave that impression), I was merely interested in Leif's insight on age. He's the guy to listen to.

There are 4 brackets Leif 🙂

No problem Kyle. All thoughts are welcome 🙂

The seam around the backrest appears to be handstitched, or at least I am pretty sure I am seeing the telltale little puckers of a ladder stitch in the photos. This is another indication of its age.

Do you know what the padding is behind the upholstery? Is the backrest horsehair?

And I have never seen these particular brackets used to hold on a seat. I see that there do appear to be pencil marks on the plywood indicating their location.. I guess that you are looking for an obscure maker. It is entirely possible that you might spot a documented design with these brackets and be able to work that into a proper identification.

It appears that the mark might say 'Foran' which is Danish, but it is also possible I am misreading it. The word is different in Norwegian and in Swedish, so it might help a lot to know for certain which country you are looking for. To put it another way, it would eliminate 2/3 of the possible makers.

Good luck!

I'm curious about that word too. I translated "front" on google and it said "front" in Norwegian, which didn't sound right at all so I had it translate the phrase "front of chair" and then it used the word "foran". So I think foran is correct for both Danish and Norwegian, at least based on that snippet of information. Swedish is fr

There is also a name underneath the seat saying "skruer" which is danish or norwegian. I don't know if the upholstery is horsehair. How could I find out Leif? 🙂