Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire
Details
- Dimensions
- 54ʺW × 22ʺD × 28ʺH
- Seat Height
- 15.0 in
- Number of Seats
- 2
- Brand
- Fritz Hansen
- Designer
- Hans Wegner Fritz Hansen
- Period
- 1950s
- Country of Origin
- Denmark
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Beech
- Lights
- Shell
- Teak
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Chestnut
- Condition Notes
- Wonderful original condition with minor age related wear consistent with its 70 years of age, no restorations, solid to joint, … moreWonderful original condition with minor age related wear consistent with its 70 years of age, no restorations, solid to joint, fabulous golden patina. less
- Description
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Hans Wegner Shell Settee Model 1935 by Fritz Hansen Denmark 1950
Hans J Wegner Shell Settee Model 1935 by Fritz … more Hans Wegner Shell Settee Model 1935 by Fritz Hansen Denmark 1950
Hans J Wegner Shell Settee Model 1935 by Fritz Hansen Denmark circa 1950, this extremely rare and coveted collectors piece features a laminated teak shell back and seat, raised on a solid beech frame with two full length stretchers uniting the front and rear legs, there is no makers stamp to this item.
Hans J. Wegner (1914 - 2007) was a pioneer of Danish modern—a minimalist style of wood furniture—and one of Scandinavia’s most admired designers. Wegner trained as a cabinet maker before bringing the skills and techniques he acquired during his apprenticeship to furniture design.
He worked predominantly with wood and other natural finishes, eschewing the industrial materials that largely defined modernism in the rest of Europe, and establishing the organic functionality that would become the hallmark of mid-century Scandinavian Design.
A prolific designer, Wegner created over three hundred chairs during his career and garnered international recognition for several of his designs. Chief among them was an armchair that earned a place in the Museum of Modern Art’s Low-Cost Furniture Design competition in 1948, and the Wishbone Chair (1950), whose clean construction and elegantly tapered lines embody the visual warmth and lightness that became associated with Wegner’s work.
Condition: Wonderful original condition with minor age related wear consistent with its 70 years of age, no restorations, solid to joint, fabulous golden patina.
Dimensions:
Width: 53.94” / 137cm
Depth: 21.66” / 55cm
Height: 28.35” / 72cm
Seat Height: 14.97” / 38cm less
Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire
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