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“Papa Bear”. Easy chair with teak nails and legs, upholstered with light wool. Model AP 19. Designed 1951. Manufactured by AP-Stolen, Copenhagen.

Purchased by the present owner in 1964 at Centralmøbler in Odense, 22nd April, 1964. Copy of original invoice attached.

Presented at the exhibition “Tidens Møbler” in Forum 1952.

Literature: “Dansk Kunsthåndværk”, No. 4, April 1952, p. 62 and No. 6, Juni 1952, on advertisment pages.

Johan Møller Nielsen, “Wegner en dansk Møbelkunstner”, 1965, p. 70.

Per H. Hansen & Klaus Petersen, “Moderne dansk møbeldesign”, 2007, p. 164.

Per H. Hansen & Klaus Petersen, “Den store danske møbelguide”, 2005, p. 329.

Condition

Wear due to age and use. Marks and scratches on legs. Originally it was upholstered with orange wool, later re-upholstered with light wool, this with wear and tear.

Auction

Modern art and design, 25 September 2018

Category
Estimate

40,000–50,000 DKK

Sold

Price realised

36,000 DKK  

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When Bidder Bid
36,000 DKK