Hans J. Wegner - 20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design Day Sale Hong Kong Sunday, November 25, 2018 | Phillips
  • Provenance

    Private Collection, Copenhagen, acquired 1960s

  • Literature

    Johan Møller Nielson, Wegner en Dansk Møbelkunstner, Copenhagen, 1965, pp. 75-76, 106-07
    Grete Jalk, ed., Dansk Møbelkunst gennem 40 aar, Volume 3 : 1947-1956, Copenhagen, 1987, pp. 325-27
    Jens Bernsen, Hans J Wegner: om Design , exh. cat., Dansk Design Center, Copenhagen, 1995, pp. 23, 80
    Noritsugu Oda, Danish Chairs, San Francisco, 1996, p. 119
    Christian Holmsted Olesen, Wegner: just one good chair, exh. cat., Design Museum Denmark, Copenhagen, 2014, pp. 67, 138-39

  • Catalogue Essay

    The present model was exhibited at the 'Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild', Kunstindustrimuseet, Copenhagen, 30 September-16 October 1955, Stand 24.

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Early swivel armchair, model no. JH502

designed 1955, produced 1960s
teak, chromium-plated metal, leather, acrylic
76 x 73.5 x 47.5 cm (29 7/8 x 28 7/8 x 18 3/4 in.)
Executed by master cabinetmaker Johannes Hansen, Denmark. Underside with manufacturer's metal label Design: Hans J. Wegner/MADE IN COPENHAGEN DENMARK BY/Johannes Hansen/CABINETMAKERS. Designed 1955, produced 1960s.

Estimate
HK$150,000 - 250,000 
€16,900-28,100
$19,200-32,100

Sold for HK$187,500

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20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design Day Sale

Hong Kong Auction 26 November 2018