2502/​957

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

“Y-chair/The Wishbone Chair”. Two oak armchairs and one black-lacquered wood, seats stretched 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, including scratches, marks and notches. Stains and dirt.

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6,000–8,000 DKK

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5,000 DKK  

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