Description
Please note that this lot is the property of a private individual
Literature
Grete Jalk, ed., Dansk Møbelkunst gennem 40 aar, Volume 3: 1947-1956, Copenhagen, 1987, pp. 246-47
Jens Bernsen, Hans J Wegner, om Design, Copenhagen, 1994, p. 26-27
Christian Holmsted Olesen, Wegner: just one good chair, exh. cat., Design Museum Denmark, Copenhagen, 2014, pp. 6, 65-66, 128

38

Hans J. Wegner

'Valet' chair, model no. 540

designed 1953
Teak, oak, brass, leather.
94 x 52 x 51 cm (37 x 20 1/2 x 20 1/8 in.)
Executed by master cabinetmaker Johannes Hansen, Copenhagen, Denmark. Underside impressed with manufacturer's mark and JOHANNES HANSEN/COPENHAGEN/DENMARK.

Estimate
£4,000 - 6,000

Sold for £7,560

Contact Specialist

Antonia King
Head of Sale, Design
+44 20 7901 7944
Antonia.King@phillips.com

Design: Online Auction

Online Auction 10 - 17 January 2023

1
Gianni Celada for Fontana Arte
Illuminated mirror
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
2
Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana
'Boa' sofa
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £16,380
3
Angelo Mangiarotti
'Eros' side table, model no. P91
Estimate £1,200 - 1,800
Sold for £2,016
4
Alvar Aalto
Ceiling light, model no. A111
Estimate £2,500 - 3,500
5
Hans J. Wegner
'Shell' chair, model no. 1936
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
6
Bodil Manz
Two cylinders, from the 'Architectural Volume' series
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000 ‡♠
Sold for £6,300
7
Jean Prouvé
'Cité' table, model no. 500
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
Sold for £13,860
8
Charlotte Perriand
Twelve adjustable wall lights
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £12,600
9
Maison Desny
Vase
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £2,520
10
Finn Juhl
Two-seater sofa
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £8,190
11
Jacques Ruelland and Dani Ruelland
Vase
Estimate £800 - 1,000
Sold for £3,276
12
Mathieu Matégot
Set of three 'Soumba' nesting tables
Estimate £500 - 700
Sold for £1,638
13
Giuseppe Ostuni
Three-armed adjustable floor lamp
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £6,300
14
Franco Albini
Folding chair
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
15
Jacques Ruelland and Dani Ruelland
Four vases
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £13,860
16
Fontana Arte
Pair of coffee tables, model no. 2354
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
17
Studio Nizzoli Associati
Twelve lights
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £6,300
18
Lella Vignelli and Massimo Vignelli
Two-seater sofa, from the 'Saratoga' series
Estimate £1,200 - 1,800
Sold for £2,394
19
Kazuhide Takahama
'Totem' floor lamp
Estimate £500 - 700
Sold for £1,008
20
Kyohei Fujita
Kazaribako (ornamented box)
Estimate £1,000 - 1,500 ‡
21
Stilnovo
Floor lamp
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
22
Peter Collingwood
Macrogauze M.92 NO.6
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 ♠
23
Rupert Spira
Large open 'Poem' bowl
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ‡♠
Sold for £4,032
24
Rupert Spira
Large deep oval 'Poem' bowl
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000 ‡♠
Sold for £4,788
25
Rupert Spira
Large open bowl
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ‡♠
26
Rupert Spira
Large open bowl
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 ‡♠
Sold for £2,520
27
Ubunji Kidokoro
Armchair
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 Ω
Sold for £3,780
28
Shiro Kuramata
'Side One' chest of drawers
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £11,970
29
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
'Schiavona' vase
Estimate £1,000 - 1,500
Sold for £2,394
30
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Vase, model no. 629, from the 'Onde' series
Estimate £1,800 - 2,400
Sold for £3,780
31
Melchiorre Bega
Coffee table
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
32
Angelo Lelii
Rare ceiling light
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000
33
David Roberts
'Large Eroded Vessel'
Estimate £1,000 - 1,500 ‡♠
34
Hans J. Wegner
Pair of rare adjustable lounge chairs
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
35
Seguso
Pair of ceiling lights
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
36
Joseph Beuys
Lamp
Estimate £1,000 - 2,000
Sold for £2,520
37
Akiko Hirai
Moon jar
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ♠
Sold for £6,930
38
Hans J. Wegner
'Valet' chair, model no. 540
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £7,560
39
Angelo Lelii
Ceiling light
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £5,040
40
Carlo de Carli
Set of four armchairs, model no. 585
Estimate £2,500 - 3,500
Sold for £4,410
41
Maison Desny
Vase
Estimate £800 - 1,200
Sold for £1,008
42
Akiko Hirai
Moon jar
Estimate £1,800 - 2,000 ♠
Sold for £2,520

Design: Online Auction

Online Auction 10 - 17 January 2023

Description

Literature

38

Hans J. Wegner

'Valet' chair, model no. 540

Design: Online Auction