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Lot 151
HANS WEGNER (1914-2007)
A set of ten 'Cowhorn' chairs, model no. JH505, circa 1952
Closed16 October 2019
Price Realised
GBP 118,750
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HANS WEGNER (1914-2007)
A set of ten 'Cowhorn' chairs, model no. JH505, circa 1952
teak, rosewood inlays, cane
manufactured by master cabinetmakers Johannes Hansen, Copenhagen, Denmark
each 28 ¾ x 23 ¼ x 18 in. (73 x 59 x 45.5 cm.)
Article 10 reference number EU 0909-1933/19
A set of ten 'Cowhorn' chairs, model no. JH505, circa 1952
teak, rosewood inlays, cane
manufactured by master cabinetmakers Johannes Hansen, Copenhagen, Denmark
each 28 ¾ x 23 ¼ x 18 in. (73 x 59 x 45.5 cm.)
Article 10 reference number EU 0909-1933/19
HANS WEGNER (1914-2007)
A set of ten 'Cowhorn' chairs, model no. JH505, circa 1952
teak, rosewood inlays, cane
manufactured by master cabinetmakers Johannes Hansen, Copenhagen, Denmark
each 28 ¾ x 23 ¼ x 18 in. (73 x 59 x 45.5 cm.)
Article 10 reference number EU 0909-1933/19
A set of ten 'Cowhorn' chairs, model no. JH505, circa 1952
teak, rosewood inlays, cane
manufactured by master cabinetmakers Johannes Hansen, Copenhagen, Denmark
each 28 ¾ x 23 ¼ x 18 in. (73 x 59 x 45.5 cm.)
Article 10 reference number EU 0909-1933/19
Other examples illustrated:
B. Salicath, 'Johannes Hansen og Hans J. Wegner', Dansk Kunsthaandværk, no. 6, 1964-1965, pp. 172, 177, fig. 3b;
J. Møller Nielsen, Wegner, en dansk møbelkunster, Copenhagen, 1965, p. 76;
G. Jalk, Dansk Møbelkunst gennem 40 aar, Volume 3: 1947-1956, Copenhagen, 1987, p. 213;
J. Bernsen, Hans J Wegner, om Design, exh. cat., Dansk Design Center, Copenhagen, 1995, p. 75;
C. Holmsted Olesen, Wegner: just one good chair, exh. cat., Design Museum Denmark, Copenhagen, 2014, p. 136.
B. Salicath, 'Johannes Hansen og Hans J. Wegner', Dansk Kunsthaandværk, no. 6, 1964-1965, pp. 172, 177, fig. 3b;
J. Møller Nielsen, Wegner, en dansk møbelkunster, Copenhagen, 1965, p. 76;
G. Jalk, Dansk Møbelkunst gennem 40 aar, Volume 3: 1947-1956, Copenhagen, 1987, p. 213;
J. Bernsen, Hans J Wegner, om Design, exh. cat., Dansk Design Center, Copenhagen, 1995, p. 75;
C. Holmsted Olesen, Wegner: just one good chair, exh. cat., Design Museum Denmark, Copenhagen, 2014, p. 136.
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