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The Pelican Table | Finn Juhl | 1940

At the 1940 Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild Exhibition, the Pelican Chair was showcased alongside the Pelican Table, both reflecting Finn Juhl’s deep affinity for modern art. However, the table was never put into production and was only rediscovered at a Paris auction nearly 75 years later, allowing the accurate design and measurements of the table to be finally determined. The Pelican Table is now manufactured in oak, walnut, Oregon pine, or painted black.

Wood Type

Please note that the actual colours and materials may vary due to image editing and differences in screen balances and settings. The versions shown are intended to serve only as examples. We kindly encourage you to view the physical material samples at our official retailers. Learn more about our materials here: material page.

Product details

Design:

Finn Juhl

Year:

1940, relaunched in 2014

Materials:

Walnut, oak, or black painted oak

Model and Dimensions:

FJ 4063
Ø: 63 cm | H: 45 cm

At the 1940 Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild Exhibition, the Pelican Chair was showcased alongside the Pelican Table, both reflecting Finn Juhl’s deep affinity for modern art. However, the table was never put into production and was only rediscovered at a Paris auction nearly 75 years later, allowing the accurate design and measurements of the table to be finally determined. The Pelican Table is now manufactured in oak, walnut, Oregon pine, or painted black.

Product details

Design:

Finn Juhl

Year:

1940, relaunched in 2014

Materials:

Walnut, oak, or black painted oak

Model and Dimensions:

FJ 4063
Ø: 63 cm | H: 45 cm

About the Pelican Table

The Perfect Match to the Pelican Chair

The only known version of the Pelican Table was displayed with the Pelican Chair at the Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild Exhibition in 1940. Both the Pelican Chair and the Pelican Table are exceptional examples of Finn Juhl’s spiritual kinship with modern art.

However, the table was never put into production, and for many years, the table was only found in the photograph from the exhibition. However, almost 75 years after the exhibition, the original table suddenly reappeared at an auction in Paris, and the accurate dimensions and measurements of the table could finally be determined.

The Pelican Table is manufactured in oak, walnut, Oregon pine, or painted black.

 

 

The Pelican Table in walnut.
The Pelican Table exhibited at the Cabinetmakers’ Guild Exhibition in 1940.
The Pelican Table in walnut. Photo credit: Roll & Hill, New York
The Pelican Table in walnut. Photo credit: Roll & Hill, New York
The Pelican Table in walnut. Photo credit: Roll & Hill, New York