HANS J WEGNER, a "China" chair for Johannes Hansen, ca 1944-1945.
Walnut, leather with brass nails, seat height 46 cm, height 91 cm.
The leather with crack and repair, minor wear.
The previous owner used to work as a supervisor at the workshop of cabinetmaker Johannes Hansen.
J. Møller Nielson, Wegner en Dansk Møbelkunstner, Copenhagen, 1965, p. 35;
B.B. Laursen, S. Matz and C. Holmsted Olesen, Mesterværker: 100 års dansk møbelsnedkeri, Copenhagen, 2003, p. 128;
C. H. Olesen, Wegner: Just One Good Chair,
Exhibition catalogue, Design Museum Denmark, Copenhagen, 2014, p. 117.