Hans J. Wegner, 'Chinese' armchair
circa 1944
Walnut, leather, brass-plated steel nail heads.
92.4 x 58 x 55.5 cm (36 3/8 x 22 7/8 x 21 7/8 in.)
Executed by master cabinetmaker Johannes Hansen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Provenance:
Bruun Rasmussen, Copenhagen, 'Wegner 100 Years', 3 December 2014, lot 1057
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature:
J. Møller Nielson, Wegner en Dansk Møbelkunstner, Copenhagen, 1965, p. 35
B.B. Laursen, S. Matz and C. Holmsted Olesen, Mesterværker: 100 års dansk møbelsnedkeri, Copenhagen, 2003, p. 128
C. H. Olesen, Wegner: just one good chair, exh. cat., Design Museum Denmark, Copenhagen, 2014, p. 114
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circa 1944
Walnut, leather, brass-plated steel nail heads.
92.4 x 58 x 55.5 cm (36 3/8 x 22 7/8 x 21 7/8 in.)
Executed by master cabinetmaker Johannes Hansen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Provenance:
Bruun Rasmussen, Copenhagen, 'Wegner 100 Years', 3 December 2014, lot 1057
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature:
J. Møller Nielson, Wegner en Dansk Møbelkunstner, Copenhagen, 1965, p. 35
B.B. Laursen, S. Matz and C. Holmsted Olesen, Mesterværker: 100 års dansk møbelsnedkeri, Copenhagen, 2003, p. 128
C. H. Olesen, Wegner: just one good chair, exh. cat., Design Museum Denmark, Copenhagen, 2014, p. 114