Hans J. Wegner - Design London Tuesday, September 20, 2016 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Henry Elden, Top O Rock, Charleston, West Virginia, circa 1968
    Private collection, Charleston, 2006
    Acquired from the above by the present owner, London

  • Literature

    'Danimarca', Domus, no. 259, June 1951, p. 29
    Svend Erik Møller and Viggo Sten Møller, Dansk Møbelkunst, Københavns snedkerlaugs møbeludstilling 1927-1951, Copenhagen, 1951, p. 95
    Johan Møller Nielson, Sitting Pretty: wegner en dansk møbelkunstner, Copenhagen, 1965, pp. 48, 52, 98-99, 102, 106-107
    Kathryn B. Hiesinger and George Marcus, Design Since 1945, exh. cat., Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1983, p. 137
    Christian Holmsted Olesen, Wegner: just one good chair, exh. cat., Design Museum Denmark, 2014, pp. 52, 78, 82, 183

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Pair of rare folding chairs, model no. JH 512

circa 1949
Teak, cane, brass.
Each: 76.5 x 63.5 x 71.2 cm (30 1/8 x 25 x 28 in.)
Executed by cabinetmaker Johannes Hansen, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Estimate
£10,000 - 15,000 

Sold for £10,000

Contact Specialist
Madalena Horta e Costa
Head of Sale
+44 20 7318 4019

Design

London Auction 21 September 2016