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Hans J. Wegner (b. Tønder 1914, d. Gentofte 2007)

“Dolphin Chair”. Foldable deckchair. Fumed oak and cane. Model JH 511. Manufactured around 1950 by cabinetmaker Johannes Hansen. Manufactured in a few pieces.

Literature: Grete Jalk [red.]: “40 Years of Danish Furniture Design”. The Copenhagen Cabinet-makers´Guild Exhibitions 1927–1966, vol. 3, p. 143. Literature: Johan Møller Nielsen: “Wegner: en dansk møbelkunstner”. Referred to on p. 64: “Together with the back legs, these armrests sort of form the outline of a diving dolphin - and one would readily talk of a ”dolphin chair“ to remember which model we are talking about”. Provenance: Acquired by current owners at “Den Permanente”, Copenhagen in 1955.

Auction

Furniture and design, 6 April 2006

Category
Estimate

250,000–300,000 DKK

Sold

Price realised

370,000 DKK