$13,035
Two Hans Wegner Folding Chairs and Ottomans Oak and cane Attributed to Johannes Hansen, Denmark, c. 1956 Oak frame with original caned seats, handholds to front of seat, ottomans with handholds, ottoman marked with metal Johannes Hansen plate, one chair with loss to support slide, minor fiber breaks on chairs, more fiber breaks on ottomans, approx. ht. 30 1/2, wd. 24 1/2, dp. 29, ottoman ht. 17, dp. 26 1/4, dp. 15 1/4 in. R> Literature: Esbjoern Hiort, Modern Danish Furniture, New York, 1956, p. 62, pp. 66-67; loss to support slide,"Hans J. Wegner," Interiors, December 1954, p. 56 Grete Jalk, Dansk Moebelkunst gennem, 40 aar, 1947-1956, Copenhagen, 1987, pp. 102-103; Jens Bernsen, Hans J. Wegner on Design, Denmark, 1995, p. 39 Noritsugu Oda, Danish Chairs, San Francisco, 1999, p. 110; Christian Holmsted Olesen, Hans J. Wegner, Copenhagen, 2006, pp. 23, 71. Chair and ottoman color difference due to light use, One ottoman has the manufacturer's metal tag on the underside..
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2010-12-18
