Niels Otto Moller (1920-1981) for J.L. Moller, dining chairs, six, Denmark, 1960s, teak, paper cord, 20"w x 19"d x 29.5"h; armchairs: 23"w x 21"d x 30.5"h. Provenance: The Collection of Anthony Nelson, Munich, Germany. *Note: additional provenance information added 2/29/15. No changes were made to the description or condition report.

No chips or cracks. Light wear consistent with age and use over time. Sturdy and structurally sound. No breaks to any of the rope seats. Some light stains to the rope seats, but no large or prominent stains. Wear to the finish of the wood, with some color loss on the backrests. The finish is a bit uneven throughout.

The Collection of Anthony Nelson: Anthony Nelson’s father was an American diplomat who moved his family between posts in Washington, DC and Europe.While in Europe, the family traveled extensively and spent a lot of time in museums and antique shops. Nelson's parents were particularly fond of early Biedermeier furniture, which shares the clean lines and functionality of much mid-century modern furniture.During graduate school, Nelson often visited a friend who was studying architecture at IIT. He credits this exposure with sparking his interest in Bauhaus design. After graduate school, he bought his first piece of mid-century modern at an antique mall in Virginia: a Harry Bertoia Diamond chair that he still owns.As an adult, Nelson has lived and worked throughout Europe and the US. In 2015, he and his German-born wife and their daughter returned to Europe after a five-year stint of living and working in the United States. During their time in the US,they added quite a few pieces of American mid-century modern furniture to their collection. They have chosen to sell these pieces of Scandinavian design to make room for the new acquisitions."I’m a big fan of the Bauhaus. However, I found that the industrial materials of the Bauhaus were too cold and hard for me to live with every day. Scandinavian mid-century design combines the precision and functionality of the Bauhaus with warmer, more organic materials like rosewood, teak, and leather. I need the warmth of the Scandinavian furniture to balance my analytic personality. I travel a lot for work and I wanted a home that would let me relax and unwind from the road. Scandinavian mid-century modern furniture provides the clean design aesthetic I was looking for with the warmth and comfort I need to relax. We now live with a combination of Biedermeier, Scandinavian, and American mid-century modern, which works well for us." -Anthony Nelson, Munich, Germany, January 2016