How to tell an Arne Vodder replica  

Hi, the difference can be clearly seen in the details, just google and compare.

Thank you, but I compared it already. What is mysterious is that my armchair is absolutely identical to the original in terms of design details, but it is not screwed and not labeled. 😕

Do you have a photo?

I will send a photo tomorrow, the chair is currently in the garage and there is no light in the garage.

There are some France and Søn pieces that were marked. Very few, but they exist.  Probably because France and Søn was run by Charles France, who was not a Dane, and a new company in the early 1950s, it had an entirely different idea about the purpose and unspoken rules of furniture marks, so nearly all their furniture was marked.  But even you should follow MVC’s advice and compare against the details of other pieces.  France pieces were very precisely and uniformly made and didn’t change much so it is much easier than with hand made to order cabinetmaker pieces that could change from piece to piece quite a bit.  

Hello Leif, thank you, but to be honest, I don't understand at all what you mean, my english is not very good, to me it is very irritating and contradictive what you are writing.

Hello mvc, photos coming soon.

The entire topic of marking in danish furniture is complicated and that is partly because of the extreme anxiety people have over unmarked furniture because there is a false idea that the mark conveys authenticity and thereby value.  The Danes did not use marks to convey authenticity. But if you want it to be as simple as possible, not all France furniture is marked. The form and construction of the piece is its authentication. 

Z, I think Fr.Ha's confusion is a more simple issue. You inadvertently left out a "not" in your initial response.

"There are some France and Søn pieces that were [not] marked."

@cdsilva: ah!  Well that makes more sense. Typing on an iPad is annoying.  Things sometimes get disappeared.  

@cdsilva: ah!  Well that makes more sense. Typing on an iPad is annoying.  Things sometimes get disappeared.  

I recently picked up an original chair/ottoman combo that was purchased in 1964 if you need pictures for comparison.  For what its worth, mine is fabric, not tufted, sprung cushions and no headrest loop like the picture. (And marked FS)

Kinda cool,  the older couple I bought it from pulled out their bank book records and wrote down the original  price, month and year of purchase along with store name for me as well.  

Sorry that I did not reply but I was influenza suffering (not Covid!).

In the meantime the chair was captured out of the garage by my sister and used for other purposes. 😥

Thank you for your help anyway.