Arne Jacobsen Grand Prix table.

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04/12/2012 3:04 am

I'm talking with some people who are selling their house.
The interior consists of a weird collection of furniture and ornaments.
There's a bertoia bird chair (standing lonely in an abandoned painters studio),
some dutch wall-lamps (anvia, hala?), florence knoll hanging sideboards (teak/seagrass) but also, also what seems to be a grand prix table by Arne Jacobsen.
I've never seen such a table before, not in real life, not on photo. I thought, what sort of table is that? Legs remind a bit of a Grand Prix chair..
And yes, there is such a table, apparently.
I hope I can buy some things, but when it comes to that table, I have no idea what it's worth.
Does anyone here own one? How much do they go at shops?

Thanks in advance!

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04/12/2012 4:15 am

picture no worky.
picture no worky.

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04/12/2012 5:41 am

Pictures of the table with...
Pictures of the table with chairs at linked URL
http://www.lauritz.com/Item/Item.aspx?LanguageId=2&ItemId=1340645

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(@bj)

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04/12/2012 11:54 am

Thanks tchp
Here's one with leaves, I think the one I've seen doesn't have these.
Were these designs made for homes? Or more like furniture for
public use (libraries, schools,...)
I have the impression not many were made..

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04/12/2012 4:30 pm

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05/12/2012 7:50 am

The proportions
of that leaf table when opened might be quite fine . . .
The leg design expresses its structural rationale in a fine way. I like it.

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05/12/2012 9:43 am

I'm still negotiating, Jim 🙂
I personally like the hang-ear table (or isn't that the name), but I think
the one I'm eyeballing is a model without these leaves.
I think these tables were seldom sold, here in belgium. I assume these
were mostly sold for denmark or scandinavia.
Either way, the model doesnt seem to be a success (commercially) as
other designs by Jacobsen, but it's that wich also attracts me to it..
I'll keep you post it and will upload a photo if I'm lucky!