Aesthetic Movement Merklen Brothers Carved Walnut Library Table Desk NY 1890 Drawings & Prints A fine antique 10k yellow Early 19th Century Southeast A fine antique 10k yellow gold carved shell swivel cameo mourning brooch locket The "Eva" Chair (named after Niels Koefoed's daughter) is an iconic piece of Danish Modern furniture designed by Niels Koefoed in 1964 for his family’s manufacturing company Merklen used heavy brass bronze casting caps featuring sharp talons clutching a perfectly spherical wooden ball the table with distinctive spiral turned stretchers: the lower base with multi spindle spiral stretchers intersecting with a double tier center support frame