I have seen this chair before, and know I've seen some sort of documentation on it. I thought it was designer and maker....
And here is another specimen on Lauritz. Note that I consider the information that comes with it extremely doubtful, and it certainly is not in accordance with what I can't seem to remember about it.
http://www.lauritz.com/da/auktion/niels-kofoed-laenestol-teak-og-boegetr...
Thanks for posting the excellent quality additional photos, Sprong. I couldn't quite make out how that joint was accomplished from your first. They also help to explain somewhat the proportions of the back rails and slats and the geometry of the structure.
Sorry I can't help with an attribution, but I really like the chair. It has personality. It'll look fantastic with the proper upholstery. Congratulations!
Actually it seems like Lauritz is right for once. (Who would have thought)
I found two auctions at Bruun-Rasmussen with the same attribution i.e. Designer Niels Kofoed, Manufacturer Kofoeds Møbelfabrik (Kofoeds Furniturefactory), Hornslet (a town in Denmark)
Unlike Lauritz, Bruun-Rasmussen actually has a reference.: "Litteratur: Katalog fra Kofoeds Møbelfabrik, 1969"
Even though I don't own that catalog, I trust Bruun-Rasmussens reference to be valid.
As for Lauritz. I would never ever trust their descriptions to be valid, unless it can be verified elsewhere. They, litteraly, screw up their descriptions on a daily basis. Sometimes the attribute the wrong designer. Sometimes they don't attribute a designer at all, where they ought to do so. I've seen chairs by Wegner, Finn Juhl, Kai Lyngfeldt Larsen, Ib Kofod-Larsen and other well known designers simply described as "Danish Furnituremaker". No sh.. Sherlock.
However they do have some magical abilities, as stained beech often turns into rosewood.
Long story short. If YOU don't know the designer, don't buy it at Lauritz.
And just if you are wondering. I'm not in anyway affiliated with Bruun-Rasmussen. They just put more effort into their work than Lauritz.
http://www.bruun-rasmussen.dk/search.do?iid=300408518&did=1002998&cid=55...
http://www.bruun-rasmussen.dk/search.do?mode=detail&iid=300685569
Well, well. I suppose I too would upgrade that attribution to probably correct based on Bruun-rasmussen.
It also isn't unheard of for Niels Koefoed to have been unreliable with marking pieces. There is the model 304(?) table with wood hinge drop leaves that is nearly never marked (it is usually attributed incorrectly to Kurt Østervig). And then other models of his seem to be nearly always marked. I am not sure what the difference is.
Was Niels Koefoed a member of the Danish Furniture Makers Control organization? I don't specifically recall seeing it on any of his furniture before. (Not all Danish makers were members, and only members used the mark).
Also Koefoeds Møbelfabrik still exists in some form. You might ask for confirmation of the design credit: http://www.koefoed.dk
Answering my own question: yes, Kofoeds was part of the Danish Furniture Maker's Control: http://www.lauritz.com/Item/ItemImage/ItemImagePage.aspx?LanguageId=2&It...
Thank You all you nice people for helping me with this issue.
You put me on the track, however I´m not shore that B. Rasmussen are right this time!
This chair is not in Niels Koefoeds style, at all.
I believe that some supervisor at B.R. has told a, lets say younger and less experience, colleague,
that it´s a Kofod chair and that the colleage missheard it as Koefoed (very near pronunciation in danish and swedish)
So I´m still looking for verification that it is a Ib Kofod Larsen chair.
@ Sprong
The theory of a younger employee mishearing the supervisor, doesn't make sense, since BR has a reference to the furniture catalog (Unless we are talking about a third Ko(e)fod)
It's hard to get any nearer a 100% verification, unless someone in this forum has the actual catalog, or evidence that tells otherwise. I'm also curious to know if the designer is actually attributed in the catalog, or if it is just an presumption by BR.
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