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Lot 148
HANS WEGNER (1914-2007)
A rare cherry ‘Valet’ chair, model no. JH540, designed 1953
Closed16 October 2019
Price Realised
GBP 21,250
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HANS WEGNER (1914-2007)
A rare cherry ‘Valet’ chair, model no. JH540, designed 1953
teak, cherry, brass, leather
executed by cabinetmakers Johannes Hansen, Copenhagen, Denmark
37 x 20 x 19 ¼ in. (94 x 51 x 49 cm.)
underside branded with manufacturer’s mark and JOHANNES HANSEN/COPENHAGEN/DENMARK
A rare cherry ‘Valet’ chair, model no. JH540, designed 1953
teak, cherry, brass, leather
executed by cabinetmakers Johannes Hansen, Copenhagen, Denmark
37 x 20 x 19 ¼ in. (94 x 51 x 49 cm.)
underside branded with manufacturer’s mark and JOHANNES HANSEN/COPENHAGEN/DENMARK
HANS WEGNER (1914-2007)
A rare cherry ‘Valet’ chair, model no. JH540, designed 1953
teak, cherry, brass, leather
executed by cabinetmakers Johannes Hansen, Copenhagen, Denmark
37 x 20 x 19 ¼ in. (94 x 51 x 49 cm.)
underside branded with manufacturer’s mark and JOHANNES HANSEN/COPENHAGEN/DENMARK
A rare cherry ‘Valet’ chair, model no. JH540, designed 1953
teak, cherry, brass, leather
executed by cabinetmakers Johannes Hansen, Copenhagen, Denmark
37 x 20 x 19 ¼ in. (94 x 51 x 49 cm.)
underside branded with manufacturer’s mark and JOHANNES HANSEN/COPENHAGEN/DENMARK
Other examples illustrated:
J. Møller Nielsen, Wegner, en dansk møbelkunster, Copenhagen, 1965, p. 57;
G. Jalk, Dansk Møbelkunst gennem 40 aar, Volume 3: 1947-1956, Copenhagen, 1987, pp. 246-47;
N. Oda, Danish Chairs, San Francisco, 1996, pp. 116-17;
C. Holmsted Olesen, Wegner, just one good chair, exh. cat., Design Museum Denmark, Copenhagen, 2014, pp. 6, 65-66, 128.
J. Møller Nielsen, Wegner, en dansk møbelkunster, Copenhagen, 1965, p. 57;
G. Jalk, Dansk Møbelkunst gennem 40 aar, Volume 3: 1947-1956, Copenhagen, 1987, pp. 246-47;
N. Oda, Danish Chairs, San Francisco, 1996, pp. 116-17;
C. Holmsted Olesen, Wegner, just one good chair, exh. cat., Design Museum Denmark, Copenhagen, 2014, pp. 6, 65-66, 128.
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