Provenance: Architect Svenn Eske Kristensen. Acquired directly from him by present owner.

Wegner often worked with types that he would rework through a number variants over the course of several years. The “Buck” chair was a type he devoted himself to especially in the 1950s. From the commercially succesful “sawbuck” chair he would evolve the “Buck” motif in several rare models for cabinetmaker Johannes Hansen until 1959 when he reaches this variant with a very reduced construction, but also incredibly rare. To the best of our knowledge this model variant is the first to be offered at auction. The model was presented in 1959 at the Copenhagen Cabinetmakers´ Guild´s Exhibtion. Here one example of this rare variant was shown together with five other very similar “Buck” chairs, a variant not quite so rare with a painted frame and spun out back and seat cover. Until now this one piece of this present variant has been the only known piece. The present model differs from the other buck chairs in the 1959 exhibition with its strong graphic expression accentuated by the sturdy wedge-shaped legs and the absence of stretchers on the sides and the front. The chair is both visually light and with a powerful expression. The curved armrests with its visible joints, the oak frame and the beautiful cane in the seat and back gives the chair a natural look. Craftsmanship at its best. Model presented at The Copenhagen Cabinetmakers' Guild Exhibition at Designmuseum Danmark, 1959. Literature: Grete Jalk [ed.]: “40 Years of Danish Furniture Design”, vol. 4, ill. p. 91. Literature: Christian Holmsted Olesen: “Wegner, bare een god stol”, ill. p. 206.