2048/​700

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

“The Chair”. Armchair with teak frame. Seat upholstered with black leather. Model PP 503. Designed 1949. Made and stamped by PP Møbler, 1997.

“The Chair/The Round Chair” was first presented at the Copenhagen Cabinetmakers' Guild Exhibition, at Designmuseum Danmark in 1949. Version with caned seat and top rail, the year after in this version with upholstered seat. John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon sat in Wegner Round Chair or “The Chair” as the Americans named it, in the legendary television duels during the US presidential election in 1960.

Literature: Grete Jalk [red.], “Dansk Møbelkunst gennem 40 aar”, bd 3, p. 98–101 and 140–142.

Literature: Noritsugu Oda, “Danish Chairs”, 1999, p. 108–109.

Literature: Johan Møller Nielsen, “Wegner en dansk Møbelkunstner”, 1965, p. 44–45.

Literature: Per H. Hansen & Klaus Petersen, “Moderne dansk møbeldesign”, 2007, p. 145.

Condition

Minor wear due to age and use. Minor marks and scratches.

Auction

Modern art and design, 24 November 2020

Category

Modern Furniture

Estimate

10,000 DKK

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Price realised

17,500 DKK  

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