Hans J. Wegner - Important Nordic Design London Wednesday, September 26, 2012 | Phillips

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  • Literature

    Grete Jalk, ed., Dansk Møbelkunst gennem 40 aar, Vol. 3 1947-1956, Copenhagen, 1987, p. 15
    Jens Bernsen, Hans J Wegner: om Design, exh. cat., Dansk Design Center, Copenhagen, 1995, pp. 34-35, 66, 105
    Noritsugu Oda, Danish Chairs, San Francisco, 1996, pp. 106-07
    Charlotte and Peter Fiell, 1000 Chairs, Cologne, 1997, p. 271
    Charlotte and Peter Fiell, Scandinavian Design, Cologne, 2002, pp. 652-53
    Arne Karlsen, Danish Furniture Design: in the 20th Century, Volume 2, Copenhagen, 2007, p. 90

  • Catalogue Essay

    The present model armchairs was exhibited at Stand 23 of the 1947 Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild Exhibitions at the Kunstindustrimuseet, 26 September–12 October.

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Pair of 'Peacock' armchairs, model no. JH 550

circa 1947
Ash, teak, paper cord.
Each: 107 x 67 x 50 cm (42 1/8 x 26 3/8 x 19 5/8 in)
Manufactured by Johannes Hansen, Denmark. Underside of each branded with manufacturer's mark and 'Johannes Hansen/Copenhagen/Denmark' (2).

Estimate
£8,000 - 10,000 

Important Nordic Design

27 September 2012
London