Hans J. Wegner - Design New York Wednesday, July 29, 2020 | Phillips
  • Provenance

    Private collection, Denver
    Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2018

  • Literature

    Mobilia, no. 43, February 1959, p. 48 for a similar example of the ottoman
    Johan Møller Nielsen, Wegner: En dansk møbelkunstner, Copenhagen, 1965, pp. 98-99 for a similar example of the ottoman
    Christian Holmsted Olesen, Wegner: just one good chair, exh. cat., Design Museum Denmark, Copenhagen, 2014, p. 216

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“Papa Bear” armchair, model no. AP19, and ottoman

designed 1951
Teak, fabric upholstery.
Armchair: 38 1/2 x 35 x 35 1/2 in. (97.8 x 88.9 x 90.2 cm)
Ottoman: 16 1/2 x 27 3/4 x 16 1/4 in. (41.9 x 70.5 x 41.3 cm)

Manufactured by A.P. Stolen, Copenhagen, Denmark. Underside of ottoman branded Made in Denmark/Designer:/Hans J. Wegner/A.P. STOLEN. Copenhagen.

Estimate
$8,000 - 12,000 

Sold for $13,750

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New York Auction 29 July 2020