2022/​510

“Papa Bear Chair”. Wingback chair with legs and “nails” of oak. Seat, armrests, and button fitted back upholstered with red wool. Model AP 19. Designed 1951. Manufactured by AP Stolen.

Model presented at the exhibition “Tidens Møbler” in Forum 1952.

Literature: Dansk Kunsthåndværk, no. 4, April 1952, p. 62 and no. 6, Juni 1952, on advertisment pages. Literature: Johan Møller Nielsen, “Wegner en dansk Møbelkunstner”, 1965, p. 70.

Condition

Normal patina due to age and use, including scratches and marks. Wool frayed on the “ears”, on the side and with defects around the “nails”.

Auction

Modern art and design, 26 May 2020

Category
Estimate

40,000–50,000 DKK

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Price realised

36,000 DKK  

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