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Hans Wegner Ry 25

Hans Wegner RY-25 Rosewood Sideboard for Ry Mobler
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Miami, FL
Hans J. Wegner rosewood credenza model RY25 for RY Mobler Denmark. The rarest and most
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Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

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Steel

Rare Hans Wegner RY-25 Rosewood Sideboard for Ry Mobler
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in San Diego, CA
is a trademark of its quality and pedigree. Stamped by Ry Møbler A fine example of Danish Modern
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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Credenzas

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Metal

Hans Wegner Ry-25 Rosewood President Sideboard/Credenza Produced by RY Møbler
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Seattle, WA
Produced in 1959, this Hans J. Wegner 'President' Tambour door credenza Model Ry-25 came in teak
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Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

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Metal

Hans Wegner Sideboard Model RY-25 / President by Ry Møbler in Denmark
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare sideboard model RY-25 / President designed by Hans Wegner. Produced by Ry møbler in Denmark.
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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards

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RY 25 sideboard in teak by Hans J. Wegner
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Copenhagen, DK
RY 25 sideboard in teak by Hans J. Wegner / RY Møbler.
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards

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Steel

RY 25 sideboard in teak by Hans J. Wegner
RY 25 sideboard in teak by Hans J. Wegner
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RY 25 linen presse cabinet in oak by Hans J. Wegner
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RY tall cabinet in oak by Hans J. Wegner / Ry Møbler
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Steel

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H 44.1 in W 70.87 in D 19.3 in
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Rosewood RY-25 President Sideboard by Hans Wegner for RY Møbler
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Hans Wegner Rosewood RY-25 President Sideboard for Ry Møbler, 1962
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Hans Wegner Sideboard Model RY-25 / President by Ry Møbler in Denmark
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Hans Wegner Ry 25 For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the hans wegner ry 25 you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A hans wegner ry 25 — often made from wood, metal and rosewood — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the hans wegner ry 25 you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Each hans wegner ry 25 bearing Scandinavian Modern or Mid-Century Modern hallmarks is very popular. Hans J. Wegner and Ry Møbler each produced at least one beautiful hans wegner ry 25 that is worth considering.

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The average selling price for a hans wegner ry 25 at 1stDibs is $11,841, while they’re typically $7,000 on the low end and $19,038 for the highest priced.

Hans J. Wegner for sale on 1stDibs

Best known for his chairs and other 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 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.

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In the mid-19th century, cabinetmakers would mimic styles originating in the Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI eras for their dressers, bookshelves and other structures, and, later, simpler, streamlined wood designs allowed these “case pieces” or “case goods” — any furnishing that is unupholstered and has some semblance of a storage component — to blend into the background of any interior. 

Mid-century modern furniture enthusiasts will cite the tall modular wall units crafted in teak and other sought-after woods of the era by the likes of George Nelson, Poul Cadovius and Finn Juhl. For these highly customizable furnishings, designers of the day delivered an alternative to big, heavy bookcases by considering the use of space — and, in particular, walls — in new and innovative ways. Mid-century modern credenzas, which, long and low, evolved from tables that were built as early as the 14th century in Italy, typically have no legs or very short legs and have grown in popularity as an alluring storage option over time. 

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In the spirit of positioning your case goods center stage, decluttering can now be design-minded.

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