GE 225 - ‘Flag Halyard Chair’ early version by Hans J. Wegner
By Hans J. Wegner, GETAMA
Located in Copenhagen, DK
GE 225 - Early ‘Flag Halyard Chair’ with white metal base and original halyard.
Metal
$62,698
H 31.11 in W 38.59 in D 48.04 in
Easy chair 'The Flag Halyard Chair' Designed by Hans J. Wegner
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Stockholm, SE
Hans J. Wegner’s Flag Halyard Chair, model GE 225, is one of the most striking and unconventional
Steel
GE 225 by Hans. J. Wegner
By GETAMA
Located in Copenhagen, DK
GE 225, flag halyard chair with white lacquered frame and original braid. New wool hide and neck
Metal
GE 225 Chair by Hans J. Wegner
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Copenhagen, DK
GE 225 - Early 'Flag Halyard Chair' with original white lacquered steel frame and patinated
GE 225 Early Flag Halyard Chair by Hans J. Wegner
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Copenhagen, DK
GE 225 - Flag Halyard chair on green lacquered metal frame and neck cushion in grey wool. Early
Metal
GE 225 by Hans J. Wegner
By GETAMA
Located in Copenhagen, DK
The Flag Halyard chair with black frame. Designed 1950. Maker Getama.
Metal
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H 31.3 in W 41.74 in D 45.67 in
Hans J. Wegner Flag Halyard Chair "Model Ge-225" for GETAMA, Denmark 1950s
By Hans J. Wegner, GETAMA
Located in Utrecht, NL
When this iconic model was released in 1950, the unusual combination of rope, white-varnished steel and sheepskin had never been seen before in the furniture industry. It was a way f...
Metal
Flag Halyard Chair by Hans J. Wegner
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
rare first edition produced by Getama 1960 Flag Halyard Chair model GE 225 with stainless steel
Stainless Steel
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H 31.5 in W 40.95 in D 46.07 in
Early Hans J Wegner 'Flag Halyard' Mid-Century Lounge Chair for GETAMA
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in London, GB
wooden feet and canvas like cushion. Lated reproduced by PP Mobler. Denmark, c1950s. Model GE 225
Steel
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H 31.5 in W 40.95 in L 31.5 in
Hans Wegner Model GE 225 Flag Halyard Lounge Chair for Getama, Denmark, 1960s
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Sylacauga, AL
sheepskin throw. Model GE 225 was designed in 1950 and manufactured by GETAMA, Denmark, 1960s.
Steel
Hans Wegner, Early Flag Halyard Chair, GE 225
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in New York, NY
The iconic flag Halyard chair by Hans Wegner, produced by GETAMA. This early example has a dark green frame and wooden "feet" Early 1950s editions were produced with wooden feet, l...
Steel, Iron
Hans J. Wegner Flag Halyard Chair
By GETAMA, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Copenhagen, DK
leather. Model: GE 225. Designed: 1950. Produced by GETAMA.
Steel
$1,696Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 4.15 in W 5.35 in D 7.75 in
Hans-Agne Jakobsson 'Mini-Tratten' Verdigris Patinated Outdoor Sconce
By Örsjö Industri AB, Hans-Agne Jakobsson
Located in Glendale, CA
Hans-Agne Jakobsson 'Mini-Tratten' verdigris patinated outdoor sconce. An exclusive made for U.S. and UL listed authorized re-edition of the classic Swedish design executed in rich v...
Metal
$3,776
H 35.44 in W 23.63 in D 27.56 in
1960s Leather Kangaroo by Dimitri Omersa for Abercrombie & Fitch
By Omersa, Abercrombie & Fitch, Liberty of London, Dimitri Omersa
Located in Beerse, VAN
Look at this beautiful leather kangaroo designed by Dimitri Omersa, made in England in the 1960s and produced for Liberty of London and Abercrombie & Fitch. It is entirely hand-...
Leather
$1,155Sale Price / item|30% Off
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
$13,187
H 25.2 in W 80.52 in D 37.41 in
20th Century, Ettore Sottsass for Poltronova Daybed mod. Califfo
By Ettore Sottsass, Poltronova
Located in Turin, Turin
Ettore Sottsass grew up in Turin, and graduated in architecture from the Turin Polytechnic in 1939. In 1947, he founded his own studio in Milan. In 1956, Sottsass moved to New York w...
Fabric, Wood
Cabinet 'Model 522' Designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn
By Josef Frank, Svenskt Tenn
Located in Stockholm, SE
This cabinet, model 522, designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, stands among the most expressive examples of Swedish modern design. The rectilinear mahogany case is entirely clad ...
Mahogany
$5,202Sale Price / set|30% Off
H 24.01 in Dm 13.78 in
Pair of Constant Night Stands in Poplar Burl wood by Master for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Envisioned by designer Yaniv Chen, the Constant nightstand exudes an air of refined luxury, celebrating the inherent splendor of Poplar burl wood. Meticulously crafted with impeccabl...
Burl, Poplar
$34,270 / set
H 39.77 in W 35.44 in D 37.41 in
Hans Wegner Papa Bear Chair with Stool in Lambs Wool Hide
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in London, GB
“Papa bear chair” and foot stool. Easy chair with legs of beech, “nails” of teak. Seat, sides and button fitted back upholstered with natural colour lambs wool hide. Footstool made o...
Sheepskin
Pair of "Lovö" Chairs by Axel Einar-Hjorth, 1930s
By Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare pair of low back 'Lovö' chairs by Axel-Einar Hjorth. Produced by Nordiska Kompaniet, 1930s. Very good condition, new cushions.
Pine
$2,240Sale Price|25% Off
H 5.82 in W 5 in D 4 in
Emil Milan Walnut Desk Pencil Holder Paperweight Fin Sculpture Craft Woodworker
By Emil Milan
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Uncommon form. Nice example of Emil Milan's sculptural work. Signed, EMilan Walnut.
Walnut
$55,000
H 36.2 in W 70.9 in D 16.9 in
Brazilian Modern Credenza, Attributed to Joaquim Tenreiro for Laubisch & Hirth
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in New York, NY
Available now, this Brazilian Modern credenza, attributed to Joaquim Tenreiro in 1942 during his last year at Laubisch & Hirth, a high-end furniture firm in Rio de Janeiro, befor...
Brass
$88,828 / set
H 27.56 in W 40.95 in D 40.16 in
Pair of Original Hans Wegner Flag Halyard Lounge Chairs for Getama
Located in London, GB
A early pair of Flag Halyard lounge chairs by legendary designer Hans J Wegner, Denmark, c1950s. Lacquered metal steel base, wooden capped feet, chromed steel frame with flag halya...
Metal
$39,700 / item
H 31.3 in W 41.34 in D 46.07 in
Iconic Hans Wegner ‘Flag Halyard’ Lounge Chairs Early Edition Model GE225
By GETAMA, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Hans J. Wegner for Getama, ‘Flag Halyard’ lounge chairs model ‘GE225’, rope, steel, dark green lacquered steel, leather, wood, sheepskin, Denmark, 1950s/60s and 1958 This iconic cha...
Steel
Vintage Folk Art Hand Carved Oak Mushroom Statues, Pair
Located in Elkhart, IN
A beautiful and unique pair of vintage hand carved natural oak mushroom statues. These would be perfect for a country house, indoors or outdoors! They could grace a mantel or hearth ...
Oak
Best known for his chairs and other seating pieces — though a master of many furniture types like sofas and tables — Hans 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 Hans Wegner’s best chair designs 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.
Find vintage Hans Wegner lounge chairs, armchairs, daybeds and other furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
While this specific seating is known to all for its comfort and familiar form, the history of how your favorite antique or vintage lounge chair came to be is slightly more ambiguous.
Although there are rare armchairs dating back as far as the 17th century, some believe that the origins of the first official “lounge chair” are tied to Hungarian modernist designer-architect Marcel Breuer. Sure, Breuer wasn’t exactly reinventing the wheel when he introduced the Wassily lounge chair in 1925, but his seat was indeed revolutionary for its integration of bent tubular steel.
Officially, a lounge chair is simply defined as a “comfortable armchair,” which allows for the shape and material of the furnishings to be extremely diverse. Whether or not chaise longues make the cut for this category is a matter of frequent debate.
The Eames lounge chair, on the other hand, has come to define somewhat of a universal perception of what a lounge chair can be. Introduced in 1956, the Eames lounger (and its partner in cozy, the ottoman) quickly became staples in television shows, prestigious office buildings and sumptuous living rooms. Venerable American mid-century modern designers Charles and Ray Eames intended for it to be the peak of luxury, which they knew meant taking furniture to the next level of style and comfort. Their chair inspired many modern interpretations of the lounge — as well as numerous copies.
On 1stDibs, find a broad range of unique lounge chairs that includes everything from antique Victorian-era seating to vintage mid-century modern lounge chairs by craftspersons such as Hans Wegner to contemporary choices from today’s innovative designers.
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