Hans J. Wegner (1914-2007)
Valet chair
Chair
Teak, pine wood and brass
Edited by Johannes Hansen
Model created in 1953
H 95 × L 48,5 × P 55 cm
Provenance: Purchased directly from the artist in 1959 by Josef Pesch, owner of the Pesch furniture company, Cologne, then by descent to the current owner
Bibliography:
- C. Holmsted Olesen, 'Wegner, Just one good chair', Ed. Hatje Cantz, Design Museum Danmark, 2014, similar models illustrated pp. 6, 65-66, 128 and on the cover
- J.Møller Nielson, 'Wegner en Dansk Møbelkunstne', 1965, similar model illustrated pp. 56-58
- G. Jalk, '40 Years of Danish Furniture Design, Vol. 3: 1947-1956', Danish Technological Institute Publishing, 1987, similar model illustrated pp. 246-247
- N. Oda, 'Danish Chairs', Ed. Chronicle Books, London, 1996, similar model illustrated pp. 116-117
- A. Karlsen, 'Danish Furniture Design: in the 20th Century, Vol. 2', Dansk Mobelkunst, 2007, similar model illustrated p. 93
