Hans J. Wegner - 20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design Day Sale Hong Kong Sunday, November 25, 2018 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Private collection, Denmark, acquired 1972

  • Literature

    Nyt Tidsskrift For Kunstindustri, no. 6, June 1944, p. 90
    Ingvar Bergström, 'Danskt i Röhsska Konstslöjdmuseet', Nyt Tidsskrift For Kunstindustri, no. 10, October 1945, p. 119
    Johan Møller Nielsen, Wegner en Dansk Møbelkunstner, Copenhagen, 1965, p. 36
    Jens Bernsen, Hans J Wegner: om Design, exh. cat., Dansk Design Center, Copenhagen, 1995, pp. 17, 26-27, 68
    Christian Holmsted Olesen, Wegner: just one good chair, exh. cat., Design Museum Denmark, Copenhagen, 2014, pp. 114, 120-21

Σ109

Pair of 'China' chairs, model no. 4283

designed 1944, produced 1968
Brazilian rosewood, Niger leather
Each: 81.5 x 55 x 55.5 cm (32 1/8 x 21 5/8 x 21 7/8 in.)
Manufactured by Fritz Hansen, Copenhagen, Denmark. Underside of one with printed manufacturer's label FH/MADE IN DENMARK/1168/BY FRITZHANSEN/FURNITUREMAKERS/DANISH/CONTROL. Designed 1944, produced 1968.

Estimate
HK$75,000 - 150,000 
€8,400-16,900
$9,600-19,200

Sold for HK$250,000

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20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design Day Sale

Hong Kong Auction 26 November 2018