What is the deal with Martin Olsen designs  

Yes, exactly.
But I hope you are not suggesting that this commercially manufactured little chair is comparable in any way to the Mona Lisa...

Phewww
Many interesting points of view and takes on what this chair means, represents and is the cause of.
So to some collectors it is all about the sums and secondly about the chair or it's integrity as designed by boesen ... Olsen .... Or
I think br did the right thing for two reasons. 1 integrity of their own reputation for knowing what they put for sale.
And because they owe it to the rest of danish important design to create, dampen or stop the desirability and thus retain the interst for most buyers rather than just the pervertedly wealthy.
Personally i see the prices developinig as the market naturally moves into new fields which can excite collectors and dealers. 1940's furniture was looked over as the exciting and important designs of 1950 - 1970' were the " flavour" of the day.
15 years ago i sold 1940 -1950s furniture en mass and no one looked at the labels. Then it became and still is albout the label to the extent that we seek new ones and thus fritz schlegel, viggoe boesen, martin olsen and others get their 15min of fame.

Clam chair's little brother ?/ Phillip Arctander Arkitekt & Designer
Besides the clam chair, there is a smaller version that has identical club legs and identical armrests,(though slightly longer) personally I find this version far more elegant, less "vulger" and more modern looking. This chair also exists in a very rare version without armrests. These chairs where produced at Danish Furniture & steel, possibly also on licens at Vik & Blindheim in norway, as the case was with the clam chair. Despite the striking simularity, none of these have yet been attributed to danish designer and architect Phillip Arctander (14/06-1916 - 27/01-1994)(New Crystal Palace, london, 1946. Enhancement Copenhagen City Hall, 1946. Worked for the U.N. and Red Cross among others, but also wrote The book, What furniture do we need-(Hvilke mobler har vi brug for)-(1944)
Besides the clam chair, there is also a Clam sofa and I have pesonaly seen a set of 6 dinning chairs with identical club legs, almost certanly by the same designer.
Gavin V. Poulsen

Philip Arctander (ex Olsen): 10 Clams on Lauritz
I just noticed that Lauritz is proposing 10 Clam chairs right now, as well as a Clam sofa.
Trying to ride the wave while it lasts?
(too many lots to include a link here, but just type "Arctander" in the Lauritz search screen)

Wiven Nilsson had one...
...in his house in Lund Sweden in the 40´s.
http://www.ravjagarn.se/blogg/2012/05/hos-wiwen-nilsson-pa-olshogsvagen/

Where to sell
I happen to own two of these chairs which we brought over to the UK from Sweden. We are looking to sell and was wondering if any of you had an advice as to where would be the best place. I did email Philips but they are currently not interested due to the uncertain designer (see email below).
Thanks
There has been a lot of work done recently on the attribution of this chair. In the past there have been two attributions that have been used, Viggo Boesen and then most recently that of Martin Olsen and at the time these attributions were accepted by most people operating in the market. Recently however there has been some new research that is suggesting a new attribution to a Danish Architect called Philip Arctander. At the moment the attribution is still to be proven and until we are absolutely sure that we are attributing the design correctly we have made the decision to refrain from offering this particular chair.

Nice
to hear of an auction house with integrity. Good for Phillips!

What do you think about this...
What do you think about this chair currently listed at Lauritz? Looks a lot like the chair facing the Arctander Muslinge-chair in Wiwen Nilssons living room in the link provided by Api. Lauritz has it listed as a 50/60's chair, while I think it is definitely a 1940's chair, recently recovered.
The legs are different, although still very similar to the "milk stool" type legs of the Arctander chair. But instead of just getting thicker at the ends, they are thinner at the middle of the leg.
I know Ikea made their own version of Muslinge-stolen called Åke, but this is not that design. -Is there any record of what other designs Arctander actually did, besides the now famous chair?
http://www.lauritz.com/en/auction/faatoelj-50-60-tal/i3137544/

here are 2 chairs for sale in France
what do you think of the estimate??
http://www.piasa.fr/node/68518/lot/future#.UlPFvfGsunE

Dearest Mr. Olsen, or Martin..if I may,
Please consider using the appropriate box (below) to post your images and/or links.
Regards,
Aunt Mark
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Recent Stockholm Result
Over $110,000 for a pair at Stockholms Auktionsverk, October 22nd. A pretty hefty price for this part of the world.
Halmstad Modern Antik
http://auktionsverket.se/press/pressmeddelanden/2013/xxxxxx-1/

Are the prices dropping now that they have become Arctanders?
I have one of the norwegian-built ones (the "proper" one where the armrests curve into the seat rather than attaches to the outside like the swedish-built model) Mine is the same as the one in the Norwegian National Museum collection, only with a different relief pattern to the fabric, and a mustardy yellow colour (se link to the museum chair)
I got it at a flea market (!) several years ago and am slightly shocked after discovering what these go for at the moment. Should I sell or keep - can I afford not to sell it? haha
http://www.digitaltmuseum.no/things/musling-lenestol/NMK-D/OK-2003-0108

Sell before the bubble bursts.
Sell before the bubble bursts, and use the money to buy a nice Chieftain chair. That guy will continue to appreciate in value long after this Disney chair bubble has popped and gone the way of the Dutch tulip.

Something to think about... on the heels of the Munich art haul.
I think the Arctander clam chair is important.It is considered a modern piece, yet it was conceived in Nazi occupied Denmark during the war. It, and the sofa that went with it, were caricatures (parodies) of formal furniture. The design was a deliberate reaction to the narrow-minded ignorance of Hitler?s rudimentary artistic sensibility, just as modern art was. They were a bold statement. Their appearance in the catalogue at that time must have been challenging. They were widely emulated afterwards. The style represented a deliberate attempt to convey levity during those dark times, a promise of a lighter, brighter, more hopeful future perhaps. The chair deserves a bit more critical attention.

I am very late in to your dis...
I am very late in to your discussion but I just want to confirm those chairs are rather "common" in Scandinavia. There are some "look a likes" as well, made by for example IKEA during the 1950:s. If you visit the great auction search site www.barnebys.com you will find them every week more or less.
http://www.barnebys.se/blogg/pontus-silfverstolpe/fortsättning-följer-17100.html