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Geewhizpat
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16/02/2018 12:37 pm  

Hello all

Recently acquired this bar cabinet but struggling to identify it. The original owner purchased it in Scandinavia in the 1960s. It lived most of its life in England after which it was sent to the United States upon the original owners death. I purchased it from the grandchildren. It is made of solid teak, it has the makers marks in pencil on the drawers for perfect fit. Had a small tag on the wooden back. It is sturdy but delicate....most interested to identify designer and country of origin....

Can anyone help?

See photos attached.

Thanks in advance.
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leif ericson - Zephyr Renner
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16/02/2018 4:45 pm  

More photos would be helpful, say of the back, underside, perhaps those drawers.

And it is not solid teak. The whole thing is teak veneer over some substrate. Veneer work made Danish modern possible. It would not be possible to make those doors from solid teak slabs and have them function properly. They would expand and contract and warp, not to mention the complications of figuring out how to attach the inner shelves.


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leif ericson - Zephyr Renner
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16/02/2018 4:52 pm  

Oh and it is very Danish looking. Probably from 1959 to 1961. Probably one of the nearly unknown smaller factory makers that did not export much or at all. And very likely not designed by an architect.


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Geewhizpat
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16/02/2018 9:38 pm  

Yes...I should of been more clear about the teak veneer areas...also the family felt that it was purchased in Denmark....I will post more pics as requested


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Geewhizpat
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16/02/2018 9:57 pm  

More pics


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Herringbone
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17/02/2018 7:58 pm  

I can't tell you who made it, but if you want to know what this bar cabinet looks like after a beautification with stickers of all sorts, here you go: http://www.lauritz.com/sv/auktion/barskab-af-teak-1950-erne-dansk-moebel...

I especially like the hearts.

"People buy a chair, and they don't really care who designed it." (Arne Jacobsen)


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lexi
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21/02/2018 9:16 am  

Came accross the same bar cabinet for sale in the UK. I asked the seller were there any markings anywhere.

The image of the mark was added to the listing, which I have posted below ,for the record.

Regards,

lexi

also found this.

. https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/danish-teak-drinks-cabinet-carl-2...

Knowledge shared is Knowledge gained


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cdsilva
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21/02/2018 5:33 pm  

Both Brenderup M


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cdsilva
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21/02/2018 5:38 pm  

Here is a page later in that register which helps to clarify things. The Google translation is:

Mogens Dyreborg Hansen has retired

by the company "Brenderup M


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Geewhizpat
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21/02/2018 6:17 pm  

Thank all of you so much...I will continue to research

"Brenderup M


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leif ericson - Zephyr Renner
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21/02/2018 7:37 pm  

Yes, totally different that Carl Hansen. What the name is saying is that it is THE furniture factory in Brenderup Denmark and it is owned by a gentleman named Carl Hansen and his sons (plural). It appears that the larger town in the area was a danish town whose name I am particularly fond of: Middlefart.

As cdsilva dug up the founders were: Hans Carl Rasmus Hansen and Kjeld Dyreborg Hansen. Mogens Dyreborg Hansen was one of the sons and he retired in 1958.


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Herringbone
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22/02/2018 12:30 am  

Very nice thread indeed! I may add a version of this cabinet in rosewood. Finnish anyone? http://www.unikuleaborg.fi/product/510/60-luvun-baarikaappi

"People buy a chair, and they don't really care who designed it." (Arne Jacobsen)


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