Perplexing indeed! I looked...
Perplexing indeed! I looked through the majority of my books and catalogs on Danish Furniture without any luck. Even paged through 10 or 12 issues of Mobilia and found nothing. From what I have been able to find online, Raymor imported and placed their tags on numerous Danish manufacturers' pieces....even big producers like Moller and Fritz Hansen. Where is Simon when we need him?
If you follow the rear leg...
If you follow the rear leg up, on the inside/underside there are two of what look like wedged dowels that presumably attach the upholstered frame to the teak frame.
But I can't really tell from the photo. Another photo of this area?
If they are wedged dowels that might be an illuminating feature.
A few more...
A few more observations:
Mogens Kold also used round medallions at least sometimes. (Pegboard: you said you have exhausted the AHO/Mogens Kold possibility?)
The similar Peter Wessel chair has a screw in the end of the stretcher, contrary to this one which has the stretcher going clear through and sanded off. Also on closer examination the stretcher shapes differ in minor but substantial ways. Finally, many of the Peter Wessel chairs are afrormosia. All of which have substantially cooled my opinion of the Peter Wessel possibility.
Aesthetically speaking, if someone said this is a Kurt Østervig, I'd say it is plausible. The curve of the back, the wood meeting upholstery in the middle of the said curve, and the visible joint work all seem like things he might do. Of course, I haven't been able to turn up anything other than Østervig tables with similar stretchers, though.
This beauty is proving quite mysterious!
Absolutely not France and Søn
In addition to all the points mention by Pegboard against this being France and Søn (or F&S masquerading as John Stuart), which already had me persuaded, I can add two items:
-a France and Søn medallion's diameter is 1 1/16 inch.
-the socket is deeper and the glue looks like hot glue i.e. white and plastic-like (I have a F&S piece missing the medallion)
Simon is here
But alas not much help. I have looked at the images intensly and can only guess as you all do.
I have a spare møller disc i can send you!
The danish control board disc is sometimes sunk and sometimes nailed on. Depends on the maker.
I am flicking through my books etc but as it was made fur the us it might not show up.
If i do find it i will let you all know.
Ps i LOVE jack daniels
I don't blame you
...for throwing in the towel jesgord. Sometimes a design being anonymous can add to the intrigue and interest, but in this case I find it very frustrating having such a nice piece which was once labeled and not knowing who is responsible for the wonderful design. Simon, is shipping liquor to the UK permitted?
Like I said, we are really quite taken with it and though I originally bought it to sell, I'm thinking I'd like to keep it and use it. The problem is, I was thinking of putting it near our entry where we have been using a sofa by William Watting and I'm concerned that this one is just a bit too small. The wall behind it is 8 feet wide, the sofa is only 4 feet and the table is 46.25" The Watting sofa is 57" wide and with the darker fabric offers greater contrast. I considered being greedy, keeping both and using them together but the space does not really warrant that much seating. Thoughts?
I think they look smashing...
I think they look smashing together.
And for an identification I think you might have to go the long route and start getting diameters of medallions so that you can start eliminating makers. Not exactly the ideal way to go, but at least it would be progress.
I don't envy you the frustration of trying to identify this beauty.
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