Hans J. Wegner - Design New York Wednesday, May 25, 2011 | Phillips

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  • Literature

    Esbjørn Hiort, Modern Danish Furniture, New York, 1956, pp. 66-67; Johan Møller Nielson, Sitting Pretty: Wegner en Dansk Møbelkunstner, Copenhagen, 1965, pp. 48, 53, 98-99, 102, 106-107; Frederik Sieck, Contemporary Danish Furniture Design: A Short Illustrated Review, Copenhagen, 1990, p. 222; Jens Bernsen, Hans J. Wegner: On Design, exh. cat., Dansk Design Center, Copenhagen, 1995, pp. 13, 15, 77, 114 for a similar example; Noritsugu Oda, Danish Chairs, San Francisco, 1996, p. 110; Bernd Polster, Design Directory Scandinavia, New York, 1999, p. 355

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Pair of folding chairs, model no. JH-512

ca. 1949
Oak, cane, brass.
Each: 29 5/8 in. (75.2 cm.) high
Manufactured by Johannes Hansen, Denmark. Frame of each branded with “JOHANNES HANSEN/COPENHAGEN/DENMARK” and manufacturer’s mark (2).

Estimate
$8,000 - 12,000 

Sold for $11,250

Design

25 May 2011
New York