Hans J. Wegner - 20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design Evening Sale Hong Kong Saturday, November 25, 2017 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Private Collection, Zealand, Denmark, acquired late 1960s

  • Literature

    Af Bent Salicath, 'Købestævnet - idé og virkelighed', Dansk Kunsthaandværker, no. 34, 1961, p. 67 for an image, n.p. for advertisements
    Johan Møller Nielson, Wegner en Dansk Møbelkunstner, Copenhagen, 1965, pp. 11, 71-72
    Jens Bernsen, Hans J. Wegner: Om Design, exh. cat., Dansk Design Centre, Copenhagen, 1995, pp. 19, 23, 42-43, 81, 113 for images and a technical drawing
    Christian Holmsted Olesen, Wegner: just one good chair, exh. cat., Design Museum Denmark, Copenhagen, 2014, pp. 79-82, 210-11

  • Catalogue Essay

    Phillips wishes to thank Marianne Wegner from the Hans J. Wegner Design Studio for her assistance with the cataloguing of the present lot.

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Two 'Ox' lounge armchairs, model nos. AP-46 and AP-47, and footstool, model no. AP-49

designed 1960, produced 1960s
chromium-plated steel, chromium-plated tubular steel, fabric, leather
Each armchair: 88 x 92.5 x 99 cm (34 5/8 x 36 3/8 x 38 7/8 in.)
Footstool: 35 x 75 x 53 cm (13 3/4 x 29 1/2 x 20 7/8 in.)

Manufactured by AP Stolen, Copenhagen, Denmark. Underside of armchair model no. AP-46 and footstool with metal roundel impressed with FURNITURE MAKERS/DANISH/CONTROL. Designed in 1960, produced 1960s.

Estimate
HK$170,000 - 250,000 
€18,800-27,600
$21,800-32,100

Sold for HK$400,000

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20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design Evening Sale

Hong Kong Auction 26 November 2017