2050/​719

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

“Y-chair/The Wishbone Chair”. Four lacquered oak armchairs, seats with woven papercord. Model CH 24. Designed 1949. Manufactured and marked by Carl Hansen & Son. (4)

“The Wisbone 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).

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

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

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

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

Condition

Minor wear due to age and use.

Auction

Modern art and design, 8 December 2020

Category

Modern Furniture

Estimate

10,000–12,000 DKK

Sold

Price realised

13,500 DKK  

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