1934/​514

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

“Y-chair/The Wishbone Chair”. Four oak armchairs, seats with woven papercord. Model CH 24. Designed 1949. Manufactured and stamped by Carl Hansen & Son. (3)

“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

Wear due to age and use. Minor marks, scratches and stains. One chair with slightly loose joint.

Auction

Modern art and design, 20 August 2019

Category

Modern Furniture

Estimate

8,000 DKK

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Price realised

8,500 DKK  

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