240 Hans J. Wegner Set of eight 'Cowhorn' dining chairs, model no. JH 505 circa 1952 Teak, rosewood inlays, leather. Each: 74.2 x 59 x 45 cm (29 1/4 x 23 1/4 x 17 3/4 in) Manufactured by Johannes Hansen, Denmark. Underside of each with manufacturer's metal label impressed 'JOHANNES HANSEN/CABINET MAKER/COPENHAGEN-DENMARK/DESIGN: H.J. WEGNER' (8).
Literature Grete Jalk ed.,Dansk Møbelkunst gennem 40 aar, Vol. 3: 1947-1956, Copenhagen, 1987, p. 213, figs. 1-2 Jens Bernsen, Hans J Wegner: om Design, exh. cat., Dansk Design Center, Copenhagen, 1995, p. 75 Noritsugu Oda, Danish Chairs, San Francisco, 1996, p. 114 Charlotte and Peter Fiell, 1000 Chairs, Cologne, 1997, p. 301 Bodil Busk Laursen, Søren Matz and Christian Holmsted Olesen, eds., Mesterværker: 100 års dansk møbelsnedkeri (English summary), Copenhagen, 2003, p. 11 Dansk Møbel Kunst, Hans J. Wegner, Copenhagen, 2007, pp. 36-37 Arne Karlsen Danish Furniture Design: in the 20th Century, Volume 2, Copenhagen, 2007, p. 94 Catalogue Essay The present model chairs were exhibited at Stand 23 of the 1952 Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild Exhibitions at the Kunstindustrimuseet, 26 September–12 October. Read More
240 Hans J. Wegner Set of eight 'Cowhorn' dining chairs, model no. JH 505 circa 1952 Teak, rosewood inlays, leather. Each: 74.2 x 59 x 45 cm (29 1/4 x 23 1/4 x 17 3/4 in) Manufactured by Johannes Hansen, Denmark. Underside of each with manufacturer's metal label impressed 'JOHANNES HANSEN/CABINET MAKER/COPENHAGEN-DENMARK/DESIGN: H.J. WEGNER' (8).
Literature Grete Jalk ed.,Dansk Møbelkunst gennem 40 aar, Vol. 3: 1947-1956, Copenhagen, 1987, p. 213, figs. 1-2 Jens Bernsen, Hans J Wegner: om Design, exh. cat., Dansk Design Center, Copenhagen, 1995, p. 75 Noritsugu Oda, Danish Chairs, San Francisco, 1996, p. 114 Charlotte and Peter Fiell, 1000 Chairs, Cologne, 1997, p. 301 Bodil Busk Laursen, Søren Matz and Christian Holmsted Olesen, eds., Mesterværker: 100 års dansk møbelsnedkeri (English summary), Copenhagen, 2003, p. 11 Dansk Møbel Kunst, Hans J. Wegner, Copenhagen, 2007, pp. 36-37 Arne Karlsen Danish Furniture Design: in the 20th Century, Volume 2, Copenhagen, 2007, p. 94 Catalogue Essay The present model chairs were exhibited at Stand 23 of the 1952 Copenhagen Cabinetmakers’ Guild Exhibitions at the Kunstindustrimuseet, 26 September–12 October. Read More
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