I am publishing this question here because there are authentic experts in Finn Juhl furniture. Recently, I bought a Finn Juhl FD 133 "spadestolen" at auction. It is a very strange piece because it has a different support (backrest) than all the ones I have seen. I had doubts about the authenticity but the auction´s expert sent me a photo with the original France & Son stamp. They assure that the chair is original. I wanted to know if someone had seen anything similar.
I haven’t seen this particular feature but France and Søn did change the designs over time. Especially when Poul Cadovius took over the company and they moved production in the late 60s, many details were rearranged, sometimes spare parts from one design would be reused for other designs as far as I remember. So it doesn’t surprise me to see a new version of the chair. Did you notice that there‘s also a version with a structurally sound backrest?
"People buy a chair, and they don't really care who designed it." (Arne Jacobsen)
Looks custom to me, especially since the slats fit nicely into the semicircles where the rubber loop coils would have wrapped around. The slats themselves look like they may not be teak, and they also don't look uniform, which makes me think they weren't machined. Not to mention they're nailed in. I'm struggling to think of any France and Son furniture that was joined by a nail!
@kyle-barrett So happy to see you back.
"People buy a chair, and they don't really care who designed it." (Arne Jacobsen)
Agree with @kyle-barrett that the chair has been modified from original and with @herringbone that it's nice to see Kyle after such a long while!
@madruga, I'd be talking to the auctioneer about a refund at this point. The chair frame itself is original, but with the original loop spring supports removed and wood slats added as rigid replacements. If I'm not mistaken, it seems that this is also the case with the seat support as well as the back.
Maybe @cdsilva would share his thoughts on this?
I agree with the assessment that the wood slats are not original.
And I agree it is nice to see Kyle back.
Thank you very much to all for your comments.
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