Hans J. Wegner - Design Day Sale London Wednesday, April 27, 2016 | Phillips
  • Literature

    Svend Erik Møller and Viggo Sten Møller, Dansk Møbelkunst, Københavns snedkerlaugs møbeludstilling 1927-1951, Copenhagen, 1951, p. 90
    Johan Møller Nielson, Wegner en Dansk Møbelkunstner, Copenhagen, 1965, pp. 42, 98, 103, 106
    Grete Jalk, ed., Dansk Møbelkunst gennem 40 aar, Volume 3: 1947-1956, Copenhagen, 1987, pp. 15-17
    Noritsugu Oda, Danish Chairs, San Francisco, 1996, p. 106, p. 107 for an image and a technical drawing
    Arne Karlsen, Danish Furniture Design: in the 20th Century, Volume 2, Copenhagen, 2007, p. 90
    Christian Holmsted Olesen, Wegner: just one good chair, exh. cat., Design Museum Denmark, Copenhagen, 2014, pp. 49-50, 66, 73, 80, 82, 85, 101

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Pair of early 'Peacock' armchairs

circa 1947
Ash wood, teak, paper cord.
Each: 106.8 x 76.5 x 72 cm (42 x 30 1/8 x 28 3/8 in.)
Manufactured by Johannes Hansen, Denmark. Each underside branded JOHANNES HANSEN/COPENHAGEN/DENMARK.

Estimate
£8,000 - 12,000 

Sold for £10,000

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Design Day Sale

London Auction 28 April 2016