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Art of Collecting: A Pacific Island Connoisseur of Art and Design
HANS WEGNER (1914-2007)
Pair of 'GE-1' Adjustable Lounge Chairs with Ottomans, designed circa 1954
Details
HANS WEGNER (1914-2007)
Pair of 'GE-1' Adjustable Lounge Chairs with Ottomans, designed circa 1954
produced by Getama, Gedsted, Denmark
oak, patinated iron, patinate brass
chair: 34 3/4 x 30 1/4 x 48 1/2 in. (88.3 x 76.8 x 123.2 cm) (highest register)
ottoman: 13 1/2 x 29 1/2 x 23 1/2 in. (34.3 x 75 x 59.7 cm)
each ottoman branded twice GETAMA GEDSTED DENMARK DESIGN HANS J. WEGNER
one ottoman additionally branded S.L.
Pair of 'GE-1' Adjustable Lounge Chairs with Ottomans, designed circa 1954
produced by Getama, Gedsted, Denmark
oak, patinated iron, patinate brass
chair: 34 3/4 x 30 1/4 x 48 1/2 in. (88.3 x 76.8 x 123.2 cm) (highest register)
ottoman: 13 1/2 x 29 1/2 x 23 1/2 in. (34.3 x 75 x 59.7 cm)
each ottoman branded twice GETAMA GEDSTED DENMARK DESIGN HANS J. WEGNER
one ottoman additionally branded S.L.
Provenance
Private Collection, New York, 2004
WYETH: The Art of Timeless Design, Sotheby’s New York, 6 June 2017, lot 326
Acquired from the above by the present owner
WYETH: The Art of Timeless Design, Sotheby’s New York, 6 June 2017, lot 326
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
N. Oda, Hans J. Wegner’s 100 Chairs, Tokyo, 2002, pp. 72, 183
Dansk Møbelkunst, ed., Hans J. Wegner, Copenhagen, 2007, pp. 44-45
Dansk Møbelkunst, ed., Hans J. Wegner, Copenhagen, 2007, pp. 44-45
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