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PP503 The Round Chair in Wengé by Hans J. Wegner for PP Møbler

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- CreatorPP Mobler (Manufacturer),Hans J. Wegner (Designer)
- Design
- DimensionsHeight: 29.5 in. (74.93 cm)Width: 25 in. (63.5 cm)Depth: 20 in. (50.8 cm)Seat Height: 18 in. (45.72 cm)
- StyleScandinavian Modern (In the Style Of)
- Materials and Techniques
- Place of Origin
- Period
- Date of Manufacture2012
- ConditionWear consistent with age and use.
- Seller LocationSagaponack, NY
- Reference Number
Shipping & Returns
- ShippingRates vary by destination and complexity. We recommend this shipping type based on item size, type and fragility.Ships From: Sagaponack, NY
- Return Policy
A return for this item may be initiated within 3 days of delivery.
About Hans J. Wegner (Designer)
Best known for his chairs and 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 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.

WYETH celebrates the fine, the unusual and the extraordinary in its well-curated selection of furniture, lighting, art and objects. Its offerings range from museum-quality pieces, by masters like Hans J. Wegner and Edward Wormley, to anonymous industrial objects of great merit, along with the exclusive WYETH line of furnishings, comple...
- By PP Mobler, Hans J. WegnerLocated in Sagaponack, NYA very limited production teak Bullhorn chair by Hans J Wegner with a rosewood splined backrest and black leathe...Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
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- By Hans J. WegnerLocated in Sagaponack, NYA set of 6 custom height PP501 round chairs with sculpted back and arms in ash with a caned seat.Category
2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
MaterialsCane, Ash
- By PP Mobler, Hans J. WegnerLocated in Sagaponack, NYPP586 'The Fruit Bowl' (side table) is a nicely proportioned lathe turned ash shallow bowl that rests on an arch...Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Bowls
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- By Hans J. Wegner, PP MoblerLocated in Sagaponack, NYAn oak armchair with wenge inlay detail to the C-shaped backrest with a paper cord seat.Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
MaterialsOak, Wenge
$3,600 / item - By Johannes Hansen, Hans J. WegnerLocated in Sagaponack, NYA teak Scandinavian Modern 'Round' chair by Hans Wegner. This armchair / dining chair features a masterfully scu...Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
MaterialsUpholstery, Teak
- By P.P. Møbler 1, Hans J. WegnerLocated in Sagaponack, NYAppropriately Wegner’s architecturally inspired desk, the companion piece to his earlier round chair is known as...Category
2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
MaterialsOak
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