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

“GE 672”. A pair of armchairs with red laquered, moulded frames. Seats upholstered with sand colored linnen fabric. Designed 1967. These examples manufactured 1970s by Getama, Gedsted. (2)

This scupltural easy chair was part of a range of furniture by Wegner for Getama that was presented on The Scandinavian Furniture Fair in Malmö 1967. The serie included the better known “Hammock chair”. The unusualy with this model was, that it was a stacking easy chair. The model was available with an upholstered seat, plywood seat or as here with the more sculptural open papercord seat. The chair turned out to be too costly to produce and difficult to sell. It was only produced for a very short time.

Literature: Mobilia no. 143, June 1967. Literature: Corona Press, “Hans J. Wegner's 100 Chairs”, sketch drawing of chair ill. p. 189.

Condition

Good restored condition. Some minor marks and scratches.

Auction

Modern art and design, 17 October 2017

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15,000 DKK

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16,500 DKK  

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