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Amber5
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01/04/2021 5:22 pm  

Would love to ID this gorgeous teak cabinet.

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01/04/2021 6:42 pm  

@amber5. Peter Hvidt and Orla Molgaard-Nielsen. 

Maker: Soborg Mobelfabrik. circa 1963

According to the DFI ( danish furniture index)

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01/04/2021 8:15 pm  

@lexi  Thank you for sharing your knowledge!


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01/04/2021 9:00 pm  

@amber5. You are welcome. Lovely cabinet.

 

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02/04/2021 12:30 am  

Since this cabinet (or any similar casework design) does not appear in either the 1964 or 1966 Soborg catalogs, along with it not really matching other Hvidt/Molgaard Nielsen designs, I was a bit suspicious after looking at that DFI entry. 

However, 1965 just happens to be one of the few Mobilia years that I have, so I took a look. Sure enough, here is the reference page, no model number given. There are multiple Soborg ads in Mobilia in 1965, but they are all other designs.

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02/04/2021 12:31 am  

The first thing I thought of when I saw the initial photos was that it resembles the Borge Mogensen casework line for P Lauritsen.


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02/04/2021 2:02 am  

Sleigh legs and an emphasis on exposed brass detailing and I am struggling to believe it's not BM. Regardless, it's beautiful. I love the key too.


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02/04/2021 2:42 am  

@cdsilva, thank you very much for your information!

It is a beautiful cabinet, but I am struggling to understand it's original purpose. Is it for filing documents?

 


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02/04/2021 4:42 pm  

@cdsilva   You mention there are multiple Soborg ads in the Mobilia  1965 issue.

Found this Soborg  Mobler image with the OP's cabinet stacked on a set of drawers. Is this piece in your Mobilia by any chance? Have searched high and low and cannot find another like it. Thanking you in advance for your time.

As there is a phone number at the bottom maybe @herringbone, with his extensive experience searching vintage Danish telephone directories , might be able to date when that number was used? 😆 

Happy Easter to one and all.

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02/04/2021 6:02 pm  

unfortunately not, lexi. The ads are for the 370/1 chairs. . . 

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02/04/2021 8:37 pm  

I apologise, it's unrelated but I have to assume that's a picture of Tove Kindt-Larsen there. Don't think I've ever seen a picture of her.

I love Savak.


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02/04/2021 8:46 pm  

@lexi Soborg stopped using the number in 1963. Whatever that means.

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02/04/2021 8:48 pm  

@kyle-barrett You definitely rarely see a picture of her alone.

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02/04/2021 8:55 pm  

@herringbone. I suppose it doesn't mean a lot in the grand scheme of things but I hate it when a catalogue image is posted with no date. Thanks anyway for the info.

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