OK, my turn. We got this Danish sofa/ settee recently and are really smitten with it, but have been unable to figure out who designed or made it.
Some avenues we have explored were Kai Kristiansen, Arne Hovmand Olsen and Knud Faerch but we can't find documentation or attribution for this one at all. I did come across a Kai Kristiansen sofa that was a bit similar, but it did not have the open arm. The construction is high quality with very nice exposed joinery in the teak frame.
There was once a round manufacturer's medallion set into the frame, but it has been removed (possibly by Raymor who imported it into the US when they put their label on it).
C'mon Danish fanatics, help me out here. Someone has to have seen this design before. 
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Based on the size and shape
...of the missing round medallion, I thought of both France & Sons and also Selig. But the piece does not have the knock-down construction you would expect. The seat and back come out, but the frame does not come apart and it would have have to be shipped intact. Also the way the seat and back are upholstered is not typical of France & Son.
It is a beauty, which makes me more surprised that I'm having the difficulty I am in finding the attribution.
And Peter Wessel chairs had...
And Peter Wessel chairs had a round medallion. And Norwegian pieces are so much harder to identify.
This seems like a promising lead.
http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/seating/armchairs/peter-wessel/id-f_500...
jesgord
Thanks for that list of makers. I too had thought of the possibility of it being a Danish control medallion as I've seen some that were metal and about that size. However, in my experience they were applied superficially, not countersunk into the wood. My understanding is they only had to be put on pieces leaving the country, not items to be sold in Denmark. So I assumed they were just applied as needed.
And thanks for thinking of Peter Wessel tchp. I'd not considered that possibility before since I only focused on Danish designers and makers. But leif ericson is right, the Raymor claim of Denmark may not be accurate. If they got items from other Scandinavian countries to import, they may not have bothered to make different labels, and may have in fact removed the original label if it contradicted theirs.
The similarity of the tapered stretcher is striking. I've always liked Wessel's designs as they seem very idiosyncratic. It's worth spending time pursuing that as a lead.
Good thoughts everyone. Any more ideas?
Unless this is the same sofa...
Unless this is the same sofa re-upholstered, which seems pretty unlikely, here is another specimen.
And it is also missing the round medallion, which strongly suggests to me that the missing medallion was a maker's mark that Raymor systematically removed, and not a danish furniture control mark.
http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/22071806_danish-settee-imported-by-r...
kcbrains
If I'm not mistaken, John Stuart only imported furniture. They were not responsible for any being designed or manufactured. I believe they imported much of the France & Sons catalogue and would remove the F&S medallion putting their label of the same size in the cavity.
There might be a couple exceptions but most of the Danish control labels I have seen (both metal and fabric) were applied to the surface like Herman Miller labels. Obviously, they also used brands and stamps on wood as well, mostly case goods.
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