I purchased this daybed and have been trying to establish its age and design/manufacture if possible. It appears well made and is solid...it may be beech wood? I was thinking it was newer and anonymous when I started coming across similiar designs from sweden as well as similiar fabric on old getama etc daybeds which made me think it was possibly older than I had assumed. Details in my pics are hard to discern..sorry...can always take better ones...Has anyone any info on this piece? I have included first photos of some similiar fabric and style daybeds found and then some pictures of the one I have purchased. The first picture is attributed to ib kofod and the 2nd and third are attributed to Yngve Ekström for Koch furniture 1960's thanks for looking ;comments welcome
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Sure, here are some details. The upholstery is very good quality and it appears that a great deal of it is hand stitched.
The only visible exterior hardware is the 4 (2 each) brass slot bolts (?) on the vertical back frame.
The shot from beneath shows more slot screws or bolts ...which is unusual around here as I am in Canada....and the finger jointed leg.
The bottom cushion has some springs you can feel in the base...they have left a dusty mark on the black finish fabric hand stitched to the bottom...they feel like those spirally, flat European type springs I also do not see much of here.
I tried to show the grain of the wood...beech right?
thanks you for looking and all comments welcome
Et voila! Børge Mogensen for Fredericia:
http://www.lauritz.com/en/auction/boerge-mogensen-sovesofa-daybed-af-ege...
It is not a precise science to tell red oak from white oak by looking at the grain. So either this is white oak that looks like red oak, or Fredericia used a red oak. Doesn't really matter, but I've learned something.
wow Leif...I googled around extensively and would likely never have come up with the end success.
Thank you very much...
Besides the trove of info you have supplied I really learned to take a second look...This piece is in such great condition (the upholstery especially) it looks new...the wood is dry but that is expected where I live.
I really took this for a fairly contemporary piece based on a classic shape from the get-go. It does not look anything like the mid century furniture found around here so I am really happy I asked for help and you came through. I learned a lot.
(phooey, destined to be a wood klutz forever I fear..:(
happy weekend
Some of Børge Mogensen's designs were done very much with the everyday Dane in mind. Many of these were Fredericia or FDB. Usually oak and a really subtle utilitarian design. The point being they didn't get exported like others using Teak and Rosewood with more sculptural design.
You see these designs a lot if you search in Danish, not English.
And your second round of photos was perfect for identification purposes. Sharp, highlighting key pieces of information like the wood's end grain and side grain, the finger joints, the brass bolt heads, the hand stitched seam, the frame without the mattress, the back. These gave me an idea of worthwhile search terms and a hit on the 5th image or so. (site:lauritz.com sovesofa eg). Of course it took another 5 minutes with a more perfected search to find a marked specimen because you NEVER trust Lauritz without verification.
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