1935/​831

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

“Y-Chair/The Wishbone Chair”. A pair of armchairs with beech frame. Seats stretched with woven papercord. Model CH 24. Designed 1949. Manufactured by Carl Hansen & Son, 2006. (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).

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

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.

Condition

Light patina including a few minimal surface scratches and marks.

Auction

Modern art and design, 27 August 2019

Category

Modern Furniture

Estimate

5,000 DKK

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Price realised

3,400 DKK  

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