France & Daverkosen chair  

Designed by Ole Wanscher in the 50s
I have a pair of these chairs.

cheers
nice aren't they?

Recent eBay purchase? ;)...
Recent eBay purchase? 😉 Nice chairs, have had them in the past.

Model 119
The chair is an early France & Daverkosen edition from early 1951 - 55. Model 119. Beech frame with laquered finish and dark stain.
The angled back and seat cushion are sprung and are easy to refoam. NEVER throw them away or beleive they can not be rescued. I've done many of them.
Great chair and and good find

Refinishing
Any advice for the non experienced refinisher specifically to restore the original wood finish.

Follow-up for Simon (or others)
Hi Simon,
I just stumbled across this old thread, and wondered if you had any reference material or background info for model fd119. This chair is very similar to the more widespread fd109, also by Wanscher. One subtle difference is the angle of the back legs: sloped for 109, straight for the chair shown above (119). I think the back cushion framing may be different as well.
I cannot find any references online to fd119, including furnitureindex.dk, which has an abundance of both Wanscher and F&D documented pieces. FD117 by Kindt-Larsen is also a similar design which can cause addition confusion.
Thanks.

Re-foaming
I'd also be really interested to know if Simon (or indeed someone else) could recommend how to go about re-foaming the sprung cushions on these type of chairs, as mentioned earlier in the thread.
Have just picked up a Wanscher Senator chair which needs a little TLC.
Thanks

refoaming the cushions is a little
bit of a knack as you have loose foam which needs to be glued together to hold it in place.
This is how I do it.
Lay the stripped cushion on the foam ½ inch thick medium density.
Cut the foam so it overhangs the sides. Mark what is going to be your top on the back cushion and what is going to be your front on the seat cushion.
Cut the foam along the sides and make sure you fold the cushion and foam over so it loosely envelopes the sprung inner.
Cut an excess of 6+8cm overlap.
Where the foam folds over the cushion is going to be the top/ front when the covers are pulled on.
Spray the sprung cushion with glue over the left hessian or quilted cotton so the foam has something to bond to.
You can not glue directly to the metal frame so need a hessian cover or quilted cotton base which is fixed to the metal by sewing.
Once the foam has bonded cut a V shape on the corner so you can join the sides and ends in a nice V.
Try it dry before you glue it o get an idea of what I mean.
repeat the process of V cuts for all 4 corners.
Spray glue along the edges which are to be joined.
start joining the edges working from one end to the other making a nice even join. Lastly fold to V end in so it meets with the sides.
Cover the foam with dacron for a little more padding.
DO NOT OVERSTUFF the cushion as they are supposed to be with a flat seat.
I hope this is helpful and look forward to a large bottle of Jack Daniels should you feel the need....

Excellent work as always....
Excellent work as always. Most appreciated.