1935/​860

“Y-Chair/The Wishbone Chair”. Armchair with black lacquered wood frame. Seat stretched with woven papercord. Seat cushion upholstered with black leather. Model CH 24. Designed 1949. Manufactured 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).

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

Some minimal surface scratches and marks. Seat with blotch.

Auction

Modern art and design, 27 August 2019

Category

Modern Furniture

Estimate

2,000–3,000 DKK

Sold

Price realised

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