Set of Armchairs and footstool “Elizabeth” designed by Ib Kofod Larsen for Christensen & Larsen,
Denmark. 1956.

Teak and natural leather.

Armchair:
H: 73 cm/ 28 3/4"
W: 78 cm/ 30 3/4"
D: 75 cm/ 29 1/2"
Seat height: 34 cm/ 13 1/2''

Footstool:
H: 36 cm/ 14 1/8"
W: 57 cm/ 22 1/2"
D: 45 cm/ 17 3/4"

Initially known as the U-56, this armchair was renamed after Queen Elizabeth II purchased a pair in 1958. Now more commonly known as the Elizabeth, the chair’s rosewood and leather version is among the most rare and valuable to collectors of Kofod-Larsen’s work.

Provenance: private Danish collection.

Literature: Grete Jalk, ed., Dansk Møbelkunst gennem 40 aar, vol 4: 1957-1966, Copenhagen, 1987, pp. 12-13, 48-49


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