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“Y-chair/The Wishbone Chair”. 12 laquered oak armchairs, seats with woven papercord. Model CH 24. Designed 1949. Manufactured and marked by Carl Hansen & Søn (12)

“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).

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

Literature: Johan Møller Nielsen, “Wegner en dansk møbelkunstner”, 1965, p. 88–89.

Literature: Per H. Hansen & Klaus Petersen, “Moderne dansk møbeldesign”, 2007, p. 157.

Literature: Per H. Hansen & Klaus Petersen, “Den store danske møbelguide”, 2005, p. 309.

Condition

Wear due to age and use. Surface marks and scratches. Slightly loose papercord with some stains. One chair with repair on the right rear leg.

Auction

Modern art and design, 19 October 2021

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30,000 DKK

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