In pictures: PAD London
Finn Juhl, Chieftain Chair (1949)Galerie le Beau, mid-six-figure sum
There is a photograph of the Danish designer Finn Juhl lounging sideways across this chair, his legs casually slung over the arm. For the dealer Stanislas Gokelaere, it epitomises Juhls playful approach to design, his rupture from classical Danish design and the influence of Modern artists such as Barbara Hepworth, Joan Mir and Henry Moore. It is also inspired by the forms of African tribal weapons; the story goes that after K
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