Mid Century Modern Furniture

Timed Online Auction, 31 August - 19 September 2023

Session 1

Sold for

ZAR 199 325
Lot 14
  • A Bodil Kjær (attribution) 'Model 901' office desk, designed 1959, for E Pedersen & Son, Denmark
  • A Bodil Kjær (attribution) 'Model 901' office desk, designed 1959, for E Pedersen & Son, Denmark
  • A Bodil Kjær (attribution) 'Model 901' office desk, designed 1959, for E Pedersen & Son, Denmark


Lot Estimate
ZAR 35 000 - 55 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 199 325

About this Item

Denmark
A Bodil Kjær (attribution) 'Model 901' office desk, designed 1959, for E Pedersen & Son, Denmark
the rectangular rosewood veneer top with four recessed drawers with steel draw pulls, on two chrome-plated flat steel supports,74cm high, 200cm wide, 100cm deep

*Not suitable for export

Notes

This desk design is part of the only furniture series designed by Bodil Kjær in the late 1950s. This model was used as a prop in the films "From Russia with Love" and "You Only Live Twice" from the James Bond series. Sometimes referred to as 'the most beautiful desk in the world' or 'the James Bond desk '.

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