Hans J. Wegner - Design: Online Auction New York Tuesday, February 7, 2023 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Sylvia and Leo Berck, Roslyn, New York, likely acquired from Georg Jensen, New York, 1960s
    Thence by descent to the present owners

  • Literature

    Grete Jalk, ed., Dansk Møbelkunst gennem 40 aar, Volume 3: 1947-1956, Copenhagen, 1987, pp. 246-47
    Christian Holmsted Olesen, Wegner: just one good chair, exh. cat., Design Museum Denmark, Copenhagen, 2014, pp. 6, 65-66, 128

Property from a Long Island Estate

42

Valet chair, model no. 540

designed 1953, executed 1960s
Teak.
37 1/8 x 20 x 20 1/4 in. (94.3 x 50.8 x 51.4 cm)
Executed by master cabinetmaker Johannes Hansen, Copenhagen, Denmark. Underside branded with manufacturer's mark and JOHANNES HANSEN/COPENHAGEN/DENMARK.

Estimate
$6,000 - 8,000 

Sold for $6,930

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Design: Online Auction

Online Auction 7 - 14 February 2023