> Is this france&son?
01-Jul-12
Is this france&son?
Hi! I've been searching the net trying to find if my sofa can be of France&Son. I just find pictures that are similar, but not the same. Do you know something about this model? I'm about to sell it so it would be good to know :) Many thanks!
posted by blomdansen
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01-Jul-12
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posted by woodywood (USA)
edited on 01-Jul-12 03:43 PM  [edit]
 
01-Jul-12
I'd Say.. Not
the first thing that strikes me is the legs. The France & sons legs are turned, not flat.
posted by robert1960 (UK)
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01-Jul-12
I think that's just a trick...
I think that's just a trick of the light. The sofa on the right seems to have turned legs, doesn't it?
posted by alexandersforum (SE)
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01-Jul-12
Possibly
I've seen that corner table in the US before though, it's definitely American made
posted by robert1960 (UK)
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01-Jul-12
wood seems cherry or walnut
and I would conclude this was indeed US made.
posted by bj (BE)
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08-Jul-12
thanks
thanks for all your answers!
im still a bit confused though, in a well known auction firm in Stockholm Sweden they said it was danish from france&son.. (the legs are turned, not flat and i'm pretty sure the wood is teak)
posted by blomdansen
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08-Jul-12

I very much doubt What you have there is produced by France & Son. Your sofa set is incredibly similar to the Minerva set designed by Peter Hvidt & Orla Molgaard Nielsen for France & Son, this is where the confusion arrises.

France & Son pieces will always be marked.
posted by H.moon (UK)
edited on 08-Jul-12 11:34 AM  [edit]
 
08-Jul-12
Here is the sofa
that's causing the confusion, but I think you can see the difference in the framing of the arm?

Also the differences in the corner table?

posted by robert1960 (UK)
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09-Jul-12

I found this image which could be the corner table. The dealer describes it as unattributed Norwegian.
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posted by H.moon (UK)
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