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

“Y-chair/The Wishbone Chair”. A set of four black ash armchairs, seats with woven papercord. Model CH 24. Designed 1949. Manufactured and marked with metal sign by Carl Hansen & Son, Årup. And four belonging black leather cusions. (4)

Metalsign with serial no. 263209, 271107, 443401 and 443402.

“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.

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.

This lot is being sold at the request of a lawyer, an insurance company or a public authority.

Condition

Minor wear due to age and use. Good condition.

Auction

Forced sale, 22 October 2018

Category

Modern Furniture

Estimate

10,000–12,000 DKK

Sold

Price realised

15,500 DKK  

21 bids

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