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Art of Collecting: A Pacific Island Connoisseur of Art and Design
HANS J. WEGNER (1914-2007)
'Ox' Lounge Chair, Model No. 46, and Ottoman, Model No. 49, designed 1960
Details
HANS J. WEGNER (1914-2007)
'Ox' Lounge Chair, Model No. 46, and Ottoman, Model No. 49, designed 1960
produced by Johannes Hansen, Denmark
chrome-plated steel, leather upholstery
chair: 34 3/4 x 30 x 35 3/4 in. (88.3 x 76.2 x 90.8 cm)
ottoman: 13 1/4 x 29 1/4 x 17 1/4 in. (33.7 x 74.3 x 43.8 cm)
both chair and ottoman with metal manufacturer's mark FURNITUREMAKERS DANISH CONTROL
'Ox' Lounge Chair, Model No. 46, and Ottoman, Model No. 49, designed 1960
produced by Johannes Hansen, Denmark
chrome-plated steel, leather upholstery
chair: 34 3/4 x 30 x 35 3/4 in. (88.3 x 76.2 x 90.8 cm)
ottoman: 13 1/4 x 29 1/4 x 17 1/4 in. (33.7 x 74.3 x 43.8 cm)
both chair and ottoman with metal manufacturer's mark FURNITUREMAKERS DANISH CONTROL
Provenance
Wright, Chicago, 2 June 2009, lot 516
Christie's, New York, 14 June 2012, lot 213
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Christie's, New York, 14 June 2012, lot 213
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
J. Nielsen, Wegner Sitting Pretty, Copenhagen, 1965, pp. 11, 70-72
J. Bernsen, Hans J. Wegner, Copenhagen, 1995, pp. 19 (for a period photograph), 23, 42-43, 81 (for a drawing)
N. Oda, Danish Chairs, San Francisco, 1999, p. 121
N. Oda, Hans J. Wegner's 100 Chairs, Tokyo, 2002, pp. 94-95, 125, 185
C. Fiell and P. Fiell, Scandinavian Design, Cologne, 2002, p. 656
Dansk Mobelkunst, ed., Hans J. Wegner, Copenhagen, 2007, pp. 52 (ottoman), 53 (chair)
V. Albus, et. al., Modern Furniture: 150 Years of Design, Königswinter, 2009, p. 436
C. H. Olesen, Wegner: just one good chair, exh. cat., Designmuseum Danmark, Copenhagen, 2014, pp. 79 (for a period photograph), 82 (for a period photograph), 210-211
J. Bernsen, Hans J. Wegner, Copenhagen, 1995, pp. 19 (for a period photograph), 23, 42-43, 81 (for a drawing)
N. Oda, Danish Chairs, San Francisco, 1999, p. 121
N. Oda, Hans J. Wegner's 100 Chairs, Tokyo, 2002, pp. 94-95, 125, 185
C. Fiell and P. Fiell, Scandinavian Design, Cologne, 2002, p. 656
Dansk Mobelkunst, ed., Hans J. Wegner, Copenhagen, 2007, pp. 52 (ottoman), 53 (chair)
V. Albus, et. al., Modern Furniture: 150 Years of Design, Königswinter, 2009, p. 436
C. H. Olesen, Wegner: just one good chair, exh. cat., Designmuseum Danmark, Copenhagen, 2014, pp. 79 (for a period photograph), 82 (for a period photograph), 210-211
Further Details
(Last image) Photographer: Günter Pfannmüller, Germany
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Michael Jefferson
International Senior Specialist, Senior Vice President