Hans J. Wegner - Important Nordic Design London Wednesday, September 26, 2012 | Phillips

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  • Literature

    Grete Jalk, ed.,Dansk Møbelkunst gennem 40 aar, Vol. 3: 1947-1956, Copenhagen, 1987, p. 213, figs. 1-2
    Jens Bernsen, Hans J Wegner: om Design, exh. cat., Dansk Design Center, Copenhagen, 1995, p. 75
    Noritsugu Oda, Danish Chairs, San Francisco, 1996, p. 114
    Charlotte and Peter Fiell, 1000 Chairs, Cologne, 1997, p. 301
    Bodil Busk Laursen, Søren Matz and Christian Holmsted Olesen, eds., Mesterværker: 100 års dansk møbelsnedkeri (English summary), Copenhagen, 2003, p. 11
    Dansk Møbel Kunst, Hans J. Wegner, Copenhagen, 2007, pp. 36-37
    Arne Karlsen, Danish Furniture Design: in the 20th Century, Volume 2, Copenhagen, 2007, p. 94

  • Catalogue Essay

    The present model chairs were exhibited at Stand 23 of the 1952 Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild Exhibitions at the Kunstindustrimuseet, 26 September–12 October.

Σ240

Set of eight 'Cowhorn' dining chairs, model no. JH 505

circa 1952
Teak, rosewood inlays, leather.
Each: 74.2 x 59 x 45 cm (29 1/4 x 23 1/4 x 17 3/4 in)
Manufactured by Johannes Hansen, Denmark. Underside of each with manufacturer's metal label impressed 'JOHANNES HANSEN/CABINET MAKER/COPENHAGEN-DENMARK/DESIGN: H.J. WEGNER' (8).

Estimate
£50,000 - 80,000 

Sold for £66,050

Important Nordic Design

27 September 2012
London