Lot no. 5
5. 5W HANS J. WEGNER (1914-2007)
JH 540 Valet Chair
Created in 1953
Published by Johannes Hansen
Publisher's stamp
Walnut, larch, leather and brass
H: 94.5 cm (33.1/4 in.); W: 50 cm (19.3/4 in.); D: 51 cm (20.1/8 in.)
Exhibition
Pour le même modèle / for the same model:
Copenhagen Cabinetmakers' Guild, Kunstindustrimuseet, Copenhagen, 25 September-11 October 1953, stand 2
Les Assises du Siège Contemporain, Musée des Arts décoratifs, Paris, 3 May-29 July 1968
Bibliography
N. Oda, Danish Chairs, Chronicle Books, San Francisco, 1999, p. 116, 117
C. and P. Fiell, Scandinavian Design, Taschen, Cologne, 2005, p. 323
C. Holmstedt Olesen, Hans J. Wegner: Just One Good Chair, Hatje Cantz, Copenhagen, 2014, p. 65, 128
J. Gura, Sourcebook of Scandinavian Furniture: Designs for the 21st century, Ed. W. W. Norton & Company, New York, 2007, p. 272
A. Bony, Esprit Meuble Design. L'évolution esthétique de l'Antiquité à nos jours, Ed. Norma, Paris, 2013, p. 117
See original version (French) Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
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