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

“Ox Chair”. Easy chair with steel frame. Sides, seat, back upholstered with black patinated leather. Model EJ 100. Designed 1960. Manufactured by Erik Jørgensen.

Purchased by the present owner in the 1990s. Later professionally reupholstered at Lædergården in Aarhus.

Literature: Noritsugu Oda, “Danish Chairs”, 1999, p. 121.

Johan Møller Nielsen, “Wegner - en dansk møbelkunstner”, 1965, p. 71–72. Frederik Sieck, “Dansk Møbelkunst”, 1990, p. 219.

Jens Bernsen, “Hans J. Wegner”, 2001, p. 42–43.

Condition

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

Auction

Modern art and design, 24 November 2020

Category

Modern Furniture

Estimate

30,000–40,000 DKK

Sold

Price realised

32,000 DKK  

6 bids

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