Lot 485 , An Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hantsen dining suite.

An Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen seven piece black plywood and chrome dining suite, (stamped FH), comprising six "Ant" chairs and a drop flap dining table, chair height 3ft 8in, table L. 4ft 7in ext. W. 2ft 3.5in. H. 2ft 3in.
Estimate £400-600

All six of the chairs are in fair condition with no cracks to the laminate seats and backs, there is scuffing and wear to the ebonising on the seats where the chairs have been stacked, there is slight rust spotting to the underside and inside of the legs, the rubber feet are perished and split, some with cellotape around them, with six completely detached and three loose in a bag which are in poor condition.
The table has some rust spots to the underside of the hinges and the legs and supports, the rubber feet are in reasonable condition, the sliding rail supports for the drop leaves work well, the top is generally good with occasional dinks and scratching to the ebonising particularly on one leaf where the table may have been stored on its side at some stage, otherwise generally in fair condition.


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Sold for £900