Hans Wegner Rosewood Papa Bear Chair in Boucle Fabric
By Hans J. Wegner, A.P. Stolen
Located in London, England
growing demand in Denmark and the US for rosewood furniture. As a result this version of the Papa Bear has
Fabric, Wool, Rosewood
Hans Wegner Rosewood Papa Bear Chair in Off-White Fabric
By Hans J. Wegner, A.P. Stolen
Located in London, England
growing demand in Denmark and the US for rosewood furniture. As a result this version of the Papa Bear has
Fabric, Wool, Rosewood
Papa Bear Chair, First Production in Rosewood, 1951-1952
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Silkeborg, DK
First production Papa Bear chair from 1951-1952 with only three buttons in the seatback. Only one
Rosewood, Leather, Upholstery
Unavailable
H 38.19 in W 35.44 in D 37.41 in
Hans J. Wegner Pair of Papa Bear in Rosewood, Teak and Sheepskin
By A.P. Stolen, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Hans J. Wegner. Pair of Papa Bear easy chairs. Rosewood nails sides, Teak legs, back and loose
Rosewood, Sheepskin, Teak
Pair of AP-19 Papa Bear, Hans J. Wegner, 1960
By A.P. Stolen, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Handsome pair of AP-19 chair by Hans J.Wegner for A.P. Stolen. Better know as the Papa Bear chair.
Fabric, Rosewood
Unavailable
H 38.98 in W 35.44 in D 20.87 in
Papa Bear lounge chair model 91 designed by Svend, 1950s. Green wool upholstery
By Skipper Mobler, Svend Skipper
Located in Copenhagen, DK
This beautiful Papa Bear lounge chair has a very comfortable, deep seating experience. The frame is
Wool, Rosewood, Teak
20th Century Scandinavian Design Lounger in Rosewood
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Copenhagen, DK
The papa bear in rosewood including stool in rosewood. AP 19 and AP 29. Design Hans Wegner
Rosewood
Hans Wegner Papa Bears with Rare Rosewood Nails
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Hans Wegner, Denmark, 1951. The iconic and extremely comfortable papa bear chair with wool
Hans J. Wegner Papa Bear
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Copenhagen, DK
The Hans J. Wegner 'Papa Bear' chair in Rosewood. Designed 1951 and manufactured by AP Stolen
Rosewood, Fabric
Papa Bear Chair & Ottoman with Rosewood Pawns by Hans J. Wegner
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Utrecht, NL
Papa Bear chair and ottoman in a most beautiful light grey/white wool with oak base and pawns of
Oak, Rosewood, Wool
Papa Bear Ottoman designed by Hans Wegner
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in New York, NY
An ottoman designed by Hans Wegner for use with the designer's signature Papa Bear chair. Papa
Rosewood, Fabric
Papa Bear Chair by Hans J. Wegner
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Papa Bear Chair by Hans J. Wegner for AP Stolen. Model: AP19. Design 1951 Hallingdal upholstery
Rosewood
Blue Hans Wegner Mod. AP19 Papa Bear Lounge Chair for AP Stolen
By Hans J. Wegner, A.P. Stolen
Located in Vienna, AT
Iconic Scandinavian Modern Wingback armchair Mod. AP19 or very well known as Papa Bear chair
Fabric, Rosewood
Rosewood and Black Leather Papa Bear Chair by Hans Wegner
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Chicago, IL
Ultra-rare rosewood papa bear chairs by Hans Wegner. Fully restored and refinished. New black
Leather, Rosewood
Hans J. Wegner Papa Bear Chair for A.P. Stolen
By Hans J. Wegner, A.P. Stolen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Hans J. Wegner Papa Bear chair with rosewood nails and beech legs. Upholstered with hand-woven
Wool, Beech, Rosewood
Papa Bear Chair
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Papa Bear easy chair, upholstered with brown leather, nails of rosewood, legs of oak. Presented
Leather, Oak, Rosewood
Hans Wegner Papa Bear Chair in Rosewood
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Copenhagen, DK
"Papa Bear". Easy chair with rosewood nails and stained beech legs, upholstered with yellow wool
Wool
Rosewood Papa Bear Chair by Hans Wegner
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Hudson, NY
Iconic lounge chair by Wegner, with solid rosewood arm pads and solid stained beech legs
Papa Bear Chair by Hans Wegner
Located in New York, NY
Papa Bear Chair by Hans Wegner. The paws are rosewood and the legs are stained oak. This chair
Rosewood, Oak, Fabric
Model 91 "Papa Bear" by Svend Skipper
By Svend Skipper, Skipper Mobler
Located in Valby, DK
Model 91 "Papa Bear" by Svend Skipper. designed by Svend Skipper and manufactured by Skipper Mobler
Fabric, Rosewood
Sold
H 38 in W 36 in D 27 in
Midcentury Papa Bear Lounge Chair by Hans J Wegner for AP Stolen Danish, 1960s
By A.P. Stolen, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Magnificent Hans J Wegner (1940-2007) - An AP19 'Papa Bear' chair, otherwise known as a 'Bamsestol
Wool, Rosewood
Sold
H 38.98 in W 36.23 in D 37.01 in
Hans J. Wegner Pair of Papa Bear + Stool. Sheepskin and Rosewood
By Hans J. Wegner, A.P. Stolen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Hans J. Wegner pair of papa bear easy chairs and stool. Rosewood nails, teak legs. Sides, back
Rosewood, Sheepskin, Teak
Original Papa Bear by Hans J. Wegner for AP Stolen
By Hans J. Wegner, A.P. Stolen
Located in JM Haarlem, NL
comfortable AP19 of 1951, commonly referred to as ‘Papa Bear’ or ‘Teddy Bear’. Literature: - N. Oda, Hans
Rosewood, Wool
Monumental Isamu Noguchi Akari 23N Floor Lamp
By Isamu Noguchi, Akari, Ozeki & Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Glendale, CA
Large Isamu Noguchi Akari 23N floor lamp. Executed in handmade washi paper and bamboo ribs with original Noguchi Akari manufacturer's stamp and metal legs. Akari light sculptures b...
Metal
Forsyth Zebra Hide Pouf Ottoman, Made To Order
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
Our zebra pouf ottomans are handcrafted from our beautiful Forsyth zebra hides. The most beautiful zebra hides are selected, handcut, handstitched, and hand stuffed. Each step is met...
Zebra Hide
$6,999 / set
H 24.01 in W 18.12 in D 14.18 in
Pair of Park Night Stands in Poplar Burl by Yaniv Chen for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Structure: Made from Poplar Burl veneer with solid oak edging, the Park Nightstand is finished with matching veneer on both the exterior and interior. The inside includes an adjustab...
Wood, Poplar, Burl
Pink Marble Pedestal Cone Side Table
By Kiwano Concept
Located in Eindhoven, NB
Introduce monumental elegance and a grounded detail to your interior with the stunning pink marble CONE side table. The sculptural geometric shape of this contemporary design piece ...
Marble
Akari Model 20n Light Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi
By Isamu Noguchi, Akari
Located in Glendale, CA
Akari Model 20N light sculpture by Isamu Noguchi. The shade is made from handmade washi paper and bamboo ribs with Noguchi Akari manufacturer's stamp. Akari light sculptures by Isamu...
Metal
Pair of 70s Style Italian Bamboo and Brass Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Monumental size Bamboo lamps. Crafted in Italy and made to order, these lamps are modern and chic. Production lead time 2-4 weeks. Base diameter 8 inches, hat diameter 20 inches, he...
Brass
$919 / item
H 11.03 in W 5.91 in D 33.86 in
Pair of Articulated Sconce Mid-Century Modern Solid Brass Black and White
By Stilnovo, Arredoluce, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
This exquisite sconce is a nod to the timeless pieces crafted by mid-century modern Italian studios Arteluce and Stilnovo in the 1950s, but with a unique and distinctive design that ...
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
$14,500 / set
H 30 in W 31.5 in D 33 in
Pair of 1940's Style Classic Club or Lounge Chairs in Amber Color Shearling
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Beautiful exuberant pair of new Danish modern lounge chairs of our own design. The design is inspired by the classic designs from the 1940s but with our own design variations and up-...
Sheepskin, Beech
Sculptural Curved Display or Side Table in Cerused Oak
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Large side or coffee table, cerused oak, Europe, 1960s This eccentric large display table or coffee table is made in a precise manner, implementing geometrical shapes and straight l...
Oak
$67,200Sale Price|20% Off
H 11.34 in W 10.63 in D 10.95 in
Pierre Jeanneret PJ-SI-32-A Upholstered Easy Armchair
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Toronto, Ontario
An exceptional pair of authentic vintage Pierre Jeanneret upholstered easy chairs. These chairs have untouched frames in solid teak. Painted lettering designation showing the buil...
Teak
Pair of Textured Murano Glass Wall Sconces
Located in Austin, TX
Murano glass sconces with a smoke color to the textured glass and black glass sphere finials. The “stampato” glass is textured with ridges and is curved in design, making a superb de...
Murano Glass
$7,663 / item
H 39.38 in W 9.85 in D 31.5 in
Parchment, Brass and Glass Table Lamp by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires
By Diego Mardegan
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Ventola table lamp by the artist Diego Mardegan exclusively for Glustin Luminaires. Beautiful two ways shade made of a brass structure, parchemin paper and waxed fabric hold by an...
Brass
$806 / item
H 18.9 in W 14.97 in D 14.97 in
Tung JA3, Steel Blue Side Table, by John Astbury for &Tradition
By John Astbury
Located in Dubai, AE
Contemporary British designer John Astbury wanted to create a side table endowed with a sense of monolithic strength. The result was Tung, a compact piece supported by three curved l...
Wood
Gian Franco Frattini Albero book mill pre Poltrona Frau
By Gianfranco Frattini
Located in Weesp, NL
Jatoba, Brazilian Cherry wood, Albero mid century modern book mill designed by Gian franco Frattini, pre Poltrona Frau. This unique Brazilian Cherry wood version has been made in th...
Brass
$87,195 / set
H 28.35 in Dm 46.07 in
Dining Set Designed by Alvar Aalto for Finmar Ltd., Finland, 1929
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Stockholm, SE
Dining set designed by Alvar Aalto for Finmar Ltd., Finland, 1929. Birch. Stamped. This rare dining set by the Finish design icon Alvar Aalto is characterised by the combination of...
Birch
Torbjørn Afdal Rosewood Krobo 1.2m Bench Table c1960s
By Bruksbo, Torbjørn Afdal
Located in London, England
Torbjørn Afdal - Krobo Bench Table, c1960 This iconic mid-century design from Norway was designed by: Torbjorn Afdal as a multipurpose bench for producer Bruksb. It can also works w...
Rosewood
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.
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.
You know the designs, now get the stories about how they came to be.
If anyone is brave, humble and adept enough to recolor these mid-century masterpieces, it’s Ilse Crawford. Here, she gives us the details on her five earthy paint choices and tells us how she feels about design collaborations.
To celebrate the Wishbone’s 70th anniversary, Carl Hansen & Søn’s third-generation CEO, Knud Erik Hansen, shares some of the secrets behind the beloved chair.
In an innovative display, the Designmuseum Danmark is permanently exhibiting the 20th century's most iconic seats.