ID 920205
Lot 50 | HANS J. WEGNER (1914-2017)
Estimate value
$ 25 000 – 35 000
Rare 'Bear' Chair and Ottoman, designed circa 1950
manufactured by A.P. Stolen, Denmark
teak, fabric upholstery
chair: 38 3/4 x 36 1/2 x 36 in. (98.4 x 92.7 x 91.4 cm)
ottoman: 15 7/8 x 27 3/4 x 16 3/8 in. (40.3 x 70.5 x 41.6 cm)
Provenance
Wyeth, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2013
Literature
J. Moller Nielsen, Wegner, en dansk møbelkunstner, Copenhagen, 1965, p. 70
N. Oda, Hans J. Wegner’s 100 Chairs, Tokyo, 2002, pp. 49 (armchair), 68 (ottoman), 181 (armchair), 182 (ottoman)
Dansk Møbelkunst, ed., Hans J. Wegner, Copenhagen, 2007, pp. 58-59 (armchair)
C. Holmsted Olesen, Wegner: just one good chair, exh. cat., Designmuseum Danmark, Copenhagen, 2014, pp. 6 (for a period photograph of this armchair model), 208-210 (armchair)
C. Bundegaard, Finn Juhl: Life, Work, World, New York, 2019, p. 113 (for a period photograph of this armchair model)
| Artist: | Hans Jørgensen Wegner (1914 - 2007) |
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| Medium: | Wood, Teak wood |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Denmark, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Armchairs and chairs, Armchairs |
| Artist: | Hans Jørgensen Wegner (1914 - 2007) |
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| Medium: | Wood, Teak wood |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Denmark, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Armchairs and chairs, Armchairs |
| Address of auction |
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