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(6) Hans J. Wegner for Carl Hansen & Son "Wishbone" Chairs
By Hans J. Wegner, Carl Hansen & Søn
Located in Norwalk, CT
status in the canon of Scandinavian modern furniture, Hans J. Wegner's "Wishbone chair" or "Y chair" was
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Late 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs

Materials

Beech

Early Hans J. Wegner Pair Oak CH24 Wishbone Chairs Carl Hansen and Sons Denmark
By Carl Hansen & Søn, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Philadelphia, PA
iconic CH24 wishbone chairs. These have been the most popular of all of the beautiful pieces made by this
Category

20th Century Danish Chairs

Materials

Jute, Oak

Hans Wegner for Carl Hansen & Søn Pair of 'Wishbone' Chairs in Oak
By Hans J. Wegner, Carl Hansen & Søn
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Hans J. Wegner for Carl Hansen & Søn, pair of 'Wishbone' chairs, model 'CH24', oak, papercord
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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Papercord, Oak

2021 CH24 Wishbone Dining Chair by Hans Wegner for Carl Hansen in Walnut
By Hans J. Wegner, Carl Hansen & Søn
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a CH24 Wishbone Dining Chair designed by Hans Wegner and produced by Carl Hansen & Son in
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2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Papercord, Walnut

2021 CH24 Wishbone Dining Chair by Hans Wegner for Carl Hansen in Mahogany
By Hans J. Wegner, Carl Hansen & Søn
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Carl Hansen & Son in Denmark. The chairs are made with a solid glossy lacquered mahogany frame with a
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Mahogany, Papercord

2021 CH24 Wishbone Dining Chair by Hans Wegner for Carl Hansen in Green
By Hans J. Wegner, Carl Hansen & Søn
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These are four (sold individually) Wishbone chairs, designed by Hans Wegner and produced by Carl
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2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Papercord, Beech

Hans Wegner WISHBONE Chairs, Set of 10
By Carl Hansen
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Hans Wegner (Danish, 1914-2007); Carl Hansen (Denmark) Marking(s
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20th Century Danish Chairs

Materials

Rush, Wood

Hans Wegner WISHBONE Chairs, Set of 10
Hans Wegner WISHBONE Chairs, Set of 10
H 28.5 in W 22.25 in D 17.75 in
2021 CH24 Wishbone Dining Chairs by Hans Wegner for Carl Hansen in Green
By Hans J. Wegner, Carl Hansen & Søn
Located in Philadelphia, PA
produced by Carl Hansen & Son in Denmark. The chairs are made with a solid beech frame, painted bright
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Papercord, Beech

Hans J. Wegner 'CH24 Wishbone' Chair in Oak & Soap for Carl Hansen & Son
By Carl Hansen & Søn, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Glendale, CA
Hans J. Wegner 'CH24 Wishbone' chair in oak & soap for Carl Hansen & Son The story of Danish
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Papercord, Oak, Wood

2021 Carl Hansen CH24 Wishbone Chair by Hans Wegner in Soft Yellow / Hollyhock
By Hans J. Wegner, Carl Hansen & Søn
Located in Philadelphia, PA
color by Ilse Crawford and Hans Wegner. The chair, designed by Hans Wegner and produced by Carl Hansen
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2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Beech, Papercord

2021 CH24 Wishbone Dining Chair by Hans Wegner for Carl Hansen in Green Beech
By Hans J. Wegner, Carl Hansen & Søn
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a CH24 Wishbone Dining Chair designed by Hans Wegner and produced by Carl Hansen & Son in
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Papercord, Beech

2021 Set of 7 CH24 Wishbone Dining Chairs by Hans Wegner for Carl Hansen
By Hans J. Wegner, Carl Hansen & Søn
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a set of seven Wishbone dining chairs, designed by Hans Wegner and produced by Carl Hansen
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Papercord, Beech

Set of Six Early Wegner Wishbone CH-24 Dining Chairs for Carl Hansen & Son
By Carl Hansen & Søn, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of six model CH-24 dining chairs, designed by Hans J. Wegner for Carl Hansen & Son. These
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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Papercord, Oak

Hans J. Wegner 'CH24 Wishbone' Chair in Oak & Black Paint for Carl Hansen & Son
By Carl Hansen & Søn, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Glendale, CA
Hans J. Wegner 'CH24 Wishbone' chair in oak & black paint for Carl Hansen & Son The story of
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Oak, Papercord, Wood

Hans J. Wegner 'CH24 Wishbone' Chair in Mahogany and Oil for Carl Hansen & Son
By Carl Hansen & Søn, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Glendale, CA
Hans J. Wegner 'CH24 Wishbone' chair in mahogany and oil for Carl Hansen & Son The story of
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Mahogany, Papercord, Wood

Hans J. Wegner 'CH24 Wishbone' Chair in Oak & White Oil for Carl Hansen & Son
By Carl Hansen & Søn, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Glendale, CA
Hans J. Wegner 'CH24 Wishbone' chair in oak & white oil for Carl Hansen & Son The story of
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Papercord, Oak, Wood

Hans J. Wegner 'CH24 Wishbone' Chair in Teak and Oil for Carl Hansen & Son
By Carl Hansen & Søn, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Glendale, CA
Hans J. Wegner 'CH24 Wishbone' chair in teak and oil for Carl Hansen & Son The story of Danish
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Papercord, Teak, Wood

Hans J. Wegner 'CH24 Wishbone' Chair in Oak and Oil for Carl Hansen & Son
By Carl Hansen & Søn, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Glendale, CA
Hans J. Wegner 'CH24 Wishbone' chair in oak and oil for Carl Hansen & Son The story of Danish
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Papercord, Mahogany, Wood

Hans Wegner CH24 Vintage Oak Wishbone Y Chair for Carl Hansen Set of 4
By Hans J. Wegner, Carl Hansen & Søn
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Hans J. Wegner Iconic Wishbone Chair. Model CH24 in oiled oak and papercord. Vintage version from
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Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Papercord, Oak

Hans Wegner, Wishbone CH24 Pour Carl Hansen, 1950
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in PARIS, FR
Set of 4 chairs model CH24 in oak and Danish rope, designed by Hans Wegner in 1950 for Carl Hansen
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs

Materials

Papercord, Oak

Hans Wegner Oak Wishbone Chairs made by Carl Hansen&Son
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
. Wegner in 1949. This set of six chairs, produced by Carl Hansen & Son in Denmark in 1970, represents the
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Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Papercord, Oak

Hans Wegner, Wishbone CH 24 pour Carl Hansen, 1950
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in PARIS, FR
produced ones. This iconic model created in 1950 by Hans Wegner is also known as the "Wishbone chair" and
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Papercord, Oak

20th Century Danish Set of Three Carl Hansen & Søn Y Chairs by Hans J. Wegner
By Hans J. Wegner, Carl Hansen & Søn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
, founded in 1908, in Odense, Denmark by the Danish master cabinet maker Carl Hansen. The Y Chair was one of
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Rope, Oak, Paper

Hans J. Wegner Set of Six “Wishbone” Chairs in Oak
By Carl Hansen & Søn, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Hans J. Wegner “The Wishbone Chair”. Set of six armchairs of oak. Seat with woven papercord. CH 24
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs

Materials

Papercord, Oak

Wishbone Chair, Model CH24, by Hans J. Wegner
By Hans J. Wegner, Carl Hansen & Søn
Located in Lejre, DK
The Wishbone chairs, model CH24, designed by Hans J. Wegner and manufactured by Carl Hansen & Son
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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Papercord, Wood

Wishbone Chair, Model CH24, by Hans J. Wegner
Wishbone Chair, Model CH24, by Hans J. Wegner
H 28.75 in W 21.66 in D 20.08 in
'8' Hans Wegner-Style Oak Wishbone Dining Chairs
By Carl Hansen & Søn, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Norwalk, CT
" model CH24 dining chair, designed by Hans J. Wegner for Carl Hansen & Son in 1949. Crafted of bent oak
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Late 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Oak

Pair of Hans Wegner Wishbone Danish Dining Chairs CH 24
By Carl Hansen, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Oakland, CA
Pair of authentic Hans Wegner for Carl Hansen CH24 wishbone dining chairs in white oak with paper
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Papercord, Oak

Hans J. Wegner "Wishbone" Ebonized Arm Chairs for Carl Hansen & Søn
By Carl Hansen & Søn, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of CH-24 arm chairs designed by Hans J. Wegner for Carl Hansen & Søn in Denmark in 1950. Often
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Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Danish Modern Cherry CH24 Wishbone Chairs by Hans J. Wegner, 1990s
By Carl Hansen & Søn, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Asaa, DK
designer Hans Jørgensen Wegner for Carl Hansen & Søn, Denmark. Also known as the Y Chair. Set of six
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1990s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Cherry

Iconic Hans J. Wegner “Wishbone” Oak Arm Chair for Carl Hansen & Søn
By Carl Hansen & Søn, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this journey with passion and precision. With over 17 years of artisanal exper...
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Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Rush, Wood, Oak

Set of Twelve Midcentury Wishbone Chairs in Patinated Oak by Hans Wegner, 1960s
By Carl Hansen & Søn, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Lejre, DK
Set of twelve wishbone chairs in oak and paper cord designed by Hans J Wegner. Great original
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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Papercord, Oak

Set of Six Midcentury Wishbone Chairs in Patinated Oak by Hans Wegner, 1960s
By Carl Hansen & Søn, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Lejre, DK
Set of six wishbone chairs in oak and paper cord designed by Hans J Wegner. Great original
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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Papercord, Oak

Folding chair model JH 512 designed by Hans J. Wegner for Johannes Hansen, 1949
By Johannes Hansen, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Stockholm, SE
with its elegant, formal but comfortable style. The Wishbone Chair was produced by Carl Hansen & Søn
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Vintage 1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Cane, Oak

Collection of 6 Hans Wegner Chairs, Wishbone, Heart, CH33
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Oakland, CA
'' 2- CH33 dining chairs made between 1957-1967 by Carl Hansen. dramatic curved backrest and new
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather, Cane, Oak, Teak

Set of Six Wishbone Chairs by Hans J. Wegner
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Copenhagen, DK
CH 24 - set of 6 'Wishbone' chairs in beech and woven paper yarn. Hans J. Wegner / Carl Hansen.
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Papercord, Beech

Set of Six Wishbone Chairs by Hans J. Wegner
Set of Six Wishbone Chairs by Hans J. Wegner
H 29.93 in W 21.66 in D 20.08 in
Set of Four Hans J. Wegner Dining Chairs Model CH-47 in mahogany
By Carl Hansen & Søn, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Esbjerg, DK
furniture and children's furniture. Wegner's iconic designs from Carl Hansen & Son include the Shell chair
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

CH24 Wishbone Chair in Teak Oil Finish with Natural Papercord *Quickship*
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Burlington, NJ
The very first model Hans J. Wegner designed exclusively for Carl Hansen & Søn in 1949, the CH24 or
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood

CH24 Wishbone Chair in Mahogany Oil Finish with Natural Papercord *Quickship*
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Burlington, NJ
The very first model Hans J. Wegner designed exclusively for Carl Hansen & Søn in 1949, the CH24 or
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood

CH24 Wishbone Chair in Oak Oil Finish with Natural Papercord *Quickship*
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Burlington, NJ
The very first model Hans J. Wegner designed exclusively for Carl Hansen & Søn in 1949, the CH24 or
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood

CH24 Wishbone Chair in Walnut Lacquer Finish with Natural Papercord *Quickship*
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Burlington, NJ
The very first model Hans J. Wegner designed exclusively for Carl Hansen & Søn in 1949, the CH24 or
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood

CH24 Wishbone Chair in Walnut Oil Finish with Natural Papercord *Quickship*
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Burlington, NJ
The very first model Hans J. Wegner designed exclusively for Carl Hansen & Søn in 1949, the CH24 or
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood

CH24 Wishbone Chair in Oak Soap Finish with Natural Papercord *Quickship*
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Burlington, NJ
The very first model Hans J. Wegner designed exclusively for Carl Hansen & Søn in 1949, the CH24 or
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood

CH24 Wishbone Chair in Oak Smoked Oil Finish with Natural Papercord *Quickship*
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Burlington, NJ
The very first model Hans J. Wegner designed exclusively for Carl Hansen & Søn in 1949, the CH24 or
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood

CH24 Wishbone Chair in Oak White Oil Finish with Natural Papercord *Quickship*
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Burlington, NJ
The very first model Hans J. Wegner designed exclusively for Carl Hansen & Søn in 1949, the CH24 or
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood

Set of Six Oak "Wishbone" Chair by Hans Wegner for Carl Hansen & Son
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Montreal, QC
Set of six oak and paper cord "Wishbone" chair by Hans Wegner for Carl Hansen & Son. CH24
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Oak

CH24 Wishbone Chair in Beech Wood with Soft White Finish and Natural Papercord
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Burlington, NJ
The very first model Hans J. Wegner designed exclusively for Carl Hansen & Søn in 1949, the CH24 or
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood

CH24 Wishbone Chair in Beech Wood with Soft Black Finish and Natural Papercord
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Burlington, NJ
The very first model Hans J. Wegner designed exclusively for Carl Hansen & Søn in 1949, the CH24 or
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood

CH24 Wishbone Chair in Beech Wood with Soft Blue Finish and Natural Papercord
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Burlington, NJ
The very first model Hans J. Wegner designed exclusively for Carl Hansen & Søn in 1949, the CH24 or
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood

CH24 Wishbone Chair in Beech Wood with Soft Clay Finish and Natural Papercord
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Burlington, NJ
To celebrate more than 70 years of collaboration between Carl Hansen & Søn and Hans J. Wegner
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood

CH24 Wishbone Chair in Beech Wood with Soft Barley Finish and Natural Papercord
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Burlington, NJ
To celebrate more than 70 years of collaboration between Carl Hansen & Søn and Hans J. Wegner
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood

CH24 Wishbone Chair in Beech Wood with Soft Seaweed Finish and Natural Papercord
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Burlington, NJ
To celebrate more than 70 years of collaboration between Carl Hansen & Søn and Hans J. Wegner
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood

CH24 Wishbone Chair in Wood with Soft North Sea Finish and Natural Papercord
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Burlington, NJ
To celebrate more than 70 years of collaboration between Carl Hansen & Søn and Hans J. Wegner
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood

Pair of armchairs ‘The Chair’ model JH 501 designed by Hans J. Wegner 1949
By Hans J. Wegner, Johannes Hansen
Located in Stockholm, SE
with its elegant, formal but comfortable style. The Wishbone Chair was produced by Carl Hansen & Søn
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Vintage 1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Cane, Teak

Pair of Patinated Oak “Wishbone” Arm Chairs by Hans Wegner circa 1960s
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Shippensburg, PA
PAIR OF PATINATED OAK "WISHBONE" ARM CHAIRS Designed by Hans Wegner for Carl Hansen & Son, Denmark
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Oak

Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian Armchair in Oak Model CH 25 by Hans Wegner
By Hans J. Wegner, Carl Hansen
Located in Courbevoie, FR
chair was one of the first four chairs Hans J. Wegner created especially for Carl Hansen & Søn within
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Vintage 1950s Scandinavian Armchairs

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Oak

FULLY RESTORED & STAMPED 1960's HANS J WEGNER CH 35 BROWN LEATHER ARMCHAIR
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in GB
Carl Hansen & Søn from 1949 until 1968, including the Wishbone Chair, which has been in production at
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

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Leather, Teak

Hans Wegner for Carl Hansen Wishbone Chair
By Hans J. Wegner, Carl Hansen
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Single iconic Mid-Century Modern wishbone chair by Hans Wegner for Carl Hansen in tobacco stained
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Papercord, Wood

Hans Wegner for Carl Hansen Wishbone Chair
Hans Wegner for Carl Hansen Wishbone Chair
H 29.5 in W 21.75 in D 20 in
Four Black Wishbone Chairs by Hans Wegner for Carl Hansen & Søn
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Grenoble, FR
Four black wishbone chairs by Hans Wegner. Wishbone chair (1949), also known as the Y chair
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Vintage 1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

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Oak

WISHBONE CHAIRS BY HANS WEGNER
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in California, LA
3 CHAIRS DESIGNED FOR CARL HANSEN
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Vintage 1950s Danish Chairs

CH24, Wishbone Chairs by Hans J Wegner for Carl Hansen & Son in 1949, Pair
By Carl Hansen & Søn, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Frederiksberg, DK
CH24 - wishbone chairs by Hans J Wegner for Carl Hansen & Søn in 1949 - iconic Danish design - two
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Papercord, Beech

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Carl Hansen Wishbone Chair For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the carl hansen wishbone chair you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A carl hansen wishbone chair — often made from wood, natural fiber and papercord — can elevate any home. There are 87 variations of the antique or vintage carl hansen wishbone chair you’re looking for, while we also have 12 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect carl hansen wishbone chair — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right carl hansen wishbone chair, those designed in Scandinavian Modern, Mid-Century Modern and Modern styles are of considerable interest.

How Much is a Carl Hansen Wishbone Chair?

Prices for a carl hansen wishbone chair can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $372 and can go as high as $16,561, while the average can fetch as much as $2,053.

Hans J. Wegner for sale on 1stDibs

Best known for his chairs and seating pieces — though a master of many furniture types like sofas and tablesHans Wegner was a prolific designer whose elegant, often ebullient, forms and devotion to the finest methods in joinery made "Danish Modern" a popular byword for stylish, well-made furniture in the mid-20th century.

Wegner considered himself a carpenter first and a furniture designer second. Like his peers Arne Jacobsen and Finn Juhl, Wegner believed that striking aesthetics in furniture were based on a foundation of practicality: a chair must be comfortable and sturdy before it is chic.

In keeping with that tenet, several of Wegner’s best chair designs, seen in dealer listings below, have their roots in traditional seating forms. The Peacock chair (designed in 1947) is a throne-like adaptation of the Windsor chair; pieces from the China chair series (begun in 1944) as well as the 1949 Wishbone chair, with its distinctive Y-shaped back splat, are derived from 17th-century Ming seating pieces, as is the upholstered Ox chair (1960). Wegner’s comfy Papa Bear chair (1951) is an almost surreally re-scaled English wingback chair.

Wegner’s most representative piece, the Round chair (1949), gained a footnote in political history when it was used on the TV stage of the first Kennedy-Nixon debate of 1960. That chair, along with Wegner’s more bravura designs, for example the 1963 Shell chair, with its curved surfboard-shaped seat, bring a quietly sculptural presence to a room.  Wegner was a designer who revered his primary material — wood — and it shows. His wood gathers patina and character with age; every Hans Wegner piece testifies to the life it has led.

Finding the Right Seating for You

With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.

Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.

Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.

The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.

Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.

With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.

Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.

No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.