A world away from the f lat-pack furniture so familiar today, a Mid-century armchair has sold for what is believed to be a record price for IKEA.
The Cavelli beech and fabric chair was designed in 1958 by Swedish designer Bengt Ruda (1918-99) and only in production during the first years of the furniture giant.
IKEA was founded by Ingvar Kamprad (1926-2018) in 1943 with furniture debuting in the 1948 brochure, followed by flat-pack items being introduced in 1953.