Grete Jalk Easy Chair for France & Son in Ash?

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17/11/2011 2:40 pm

Hi,

i just stumbled across one of the classic grete jalk easy chairs for france & son (i think it's the 118) that's made out of ash wood.

It really looks nice, but actually i want two similar chairs. So my question would be: How rare are the ash ones / how many of them were made? will it be hard to find a second one? and does anybody know in which period they were built that way?

any help would be appreciated!

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17/11/2011 4:49 pm

Ash!!!!!
they were not made in ash.
Maybe what you are looking at is oak. How about a pricture?
Is it clearly marked with FF logo?

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17/11/2011 7:27 pm

You're right!
Oak it is - just talked to the dealer. And it has been discussed before, but without much of a discussion.
So if anybody knows, when grete-jalk-chairs were made out of oak and maybe how often they were sold - i would really love to know more about that. teak is all around, but oak?
http://www.designaddict.com/design_addict/forums/index.cfm/fuseaction/th...

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18/11/2011 12:57 am

I have one in oak, but it is...
I have one in oak, but it is a model produced by P.Jeppesen, wich I also own three versions of in teak.

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18/11/2011 4:49 pm

Very early
editions were made in beech and stained to look like teak.
Period 1950 - 1959
How many made and sold
You tell me the lotto numbers?

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30/11/2011 8:54 pm

There it is!
What a beauty.

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30/11/2011 9:11 pm

I don't think any Grete Jalk...
I don't think any Grete Jalk chairs have exposed screws like yours.
Also, the tops of the back posts on yours look like they're square cut whereas on Jalk chairs they are rounded.

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30/11/2011 9:27 pm

Thats because the OP's chair is a France & Son design Spanky.
It borrows heavily from the Grete Jalk chair but with some noticeable differences.

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30/11/2011 9:29 pm

so, it's just...
normal France & Son, not attributed to a designer? It's got the two round labels, I can take a picture later.
(Sorry if the question sounds stupid, I'm quite new to this whole furniture thing.)

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30/11/2011 9:35 pm

what about this?
what about this?
http://https://ext.kb.dk/F/56YYNXFBYX3SHSLHN6B77HE2QNVQJDLXHDSNX5DLD2F8E...

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30/11/2011 9:39 pm

Its a very nice France & Son produced chair but the Jalk chair which it is based on is much slimmer in proportion, has a slimmer slatted backrests and slimmer arms.
I actually prefer your chair to the Jalk design.
Please see this previous thread which dealt with a similar question.
http://www.designaddict.com/design_addict/forums/index.cfm/fuseaction/th...

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30/11/2011 10:32 pm

Ok, to me mine seems to be...
exactly the one from the link adamfowler posted, which actually does have visible screws - just in a lighter wood.
next goal: looking for a matching table.
thanks, everybody.

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