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Hans J. Wegner (b. Tønder 1914, d. Gentofte 2007)

“Y-chair/The Wishbone Chair”. A set of six stained beech armchairs with woven papercord in seats. Model CH 24. Designed 1949. Manufactured by Carl Hansen & Søn, Odense. (6)

“The Wishbone Chair” was presented at the exhibition “Købestævnet” in Fredericia, August 1950.

Literature: Dansk Kunsthåndværk No. 11, November 1950, p. 195. (Danish magasin for Arts and Craft).

Johan Møller Nielsen, “Wegner en dansk møbelkunstner”, 1965, p. 88–89.

Per H. Hansen & Klaus Petersen, “Moderne dansk møbeldesign”, 2007, p. 157.

Per H. Hansen & Klaus Petersen, “Den store danske møbelguide”, 2005, p. 309.

Noritsugu Oda, “Danish Chairs”, 1999, p. 113.

Condition

Minor wear due to age and use. Scratches and marks on the frames. Seats with later papercord.

Auction

Modern art and design, 22 August 2017

14 bids

When	Bidder	Bid
22 August at 8:38 pm		13,000 DKK
22 August at 8:34 pm		12,500 DKK
22 August at 8:33 pm	(Auto bid)	12,000 DKK
22 August at 8:33 pm		11,500 DKK
22 August at 7:12 pm		11,000 DKK
21 August at 11:01 pm		10,500 DKK
	(Auto bid)	10,000 DKK
		9,500 DKK
19 August at 9:59 am		9,000 DKK
	(Auto bid)	8,500 DKK
		8,500 DKK
16 August at 6:00 pm		8,000 DKK
13 August at 10:44 am		7,500 DKK
12 August at 7:28 pm		7,000 DKK