Hans J. Wegner - Design New York Tuesday, December 5, 2023 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Baxter & Liebchen, New York
    Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2011

  • Literature

    Johan Møller Nielson, Wegner: En Dansk Møbelkunstner, Copenhagen, 1965, p. 101
    Grete Jalk, ed., Dansk Møbelkunst gennem 40 aar, Volume 3: 1947-1956, Copenhagen, 1987, pp. 99-101
    Jens Bernsen, Hans J. Wegner: Om Design, exh. cat., Dansk Design Center, Copenhagen, 1995, pp. 13, 15, 24, 25, 70, 92, 101, 111
    Christian Holmsted Olesen, Wegner: Just One Good Chair, exh. cat., Design Museum Denmark, Copenhagen, 2014, pp. 6, 14, 16, 52, 63, 66, 82, 90, 133-35

Property from a Manhattan Collection

47

Set of ten "The Chair" armchairs, model no. 503

designed 1949, produced before 1969
Oak, vinyl upholstery.
Each: 30 x 24 1/2 x 20 1/4 in. (76.2 x 62.2 x 51.4 cm)
Produced by master cabinetmaker Johannes Hansen, Copenhagen, Denmark and retailed by Georg Jensen, New York. Underside of nine armchairs stamped with manufacturer's mark and JOHANNES HANSEN/COPENHAGEN/DENMARK. Underside of seven chairs further respectively impressed 89, 93, 99, 109, 165, 240, and 505 and with retailer's paper label.

Estimate
$15,000 - 20,000 

Sold for $19,050

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Design

New York Auction 5 December 2023