LOT DETAILS

Materials:

Oak, fabric.

Size Notes:

76 x 62 x 50 cm (29 7/8 x 24 3/8 x 19 5/8 in.)

Edition:

Executed by master cabinetmaker Johannes Hansen, Copenhagen, Denmark. Underside of one armchair with manufacturer's paper label printed Design: Hans J. Wegner/MADE IN COPENHAGEN DENMARK BY/Johannes Hansen/CABINETMAKERS. Underside of other armchair stamped with manufacturer's mark and JOHANNES HANSEN/COPENHAGEN/DENMARK and with paper label printed with Danske Bank logo and DEN DANSKE BANK HAMBURG/NR. 89037.

Description:

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Condition:

Oak with surface wear, a few darkened scratches, minor scuffs, indentations and a few scattered dark flecks concentrated on base of armrests. Two small areas of material loss to the front legs of one armchair and one small area of material loss to leg of the other armchair. Please note that one chair is slightly lighter in tone, possibly due to light exposure. Fabric in good condition. One chair with a small thread pull.

Literature:

Johan Møller Nielson, Wegner: En Dansk Møbelkunstner, Copenhagen, 1965, p. 101
Grete Jalk, ed., Dansk Møbelkunst gennem 40 aar, Volume 3: 1947-1956, Copenhagen, 1987, pp. 99-101
Jens Bernsen, Hans J. Wegner: Om Design, exh. cat., Dansk Design Center, Copenhagen, 1995, pp. 13, 15, 24, 25, 70, 92, 101, 111
Christian Holmsted Olesen, Wegner: Just One Good Chair, exh. cat., Design Museum Denmark, Copenhagen, 2014, pp. 6, 14, 16, 52, 63, 66, 82, 90, 133-35

Provenance:

Private collection, Sweden <br />Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2020