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Hans Wegner Papa Bear Chair and Ottoman Teak A.P. Stolen Signed Denmark, 1960s

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Hans Wegner Papa Bear chair and ottoman teak A.P. Stolen signed, Denmark 1960s. Purchased directly from the original owner via an auction. Covered in the original black wool fabric and even retains two black replacement upholstery buttons sewn into the webbing underneath the seat cushion. Branded mark on the stretcher which reads: Made in Denmark. Designer Hans J. Wegner. A.P. Stolen Copenhagen. Ottoman branded on the underside on the frame with the number 21. The chair is branded with a number 7. In good original condition. The teak parts on both the chair and ottoman have been lightly sanded and oiled. Reupholstery recommended as the foam is hard on the back of the chair and the wool is worn and stained in some areas.

Details

Creator
Hans J. Wegner (Designer)
Of the Period
Mid-Century Modern
Place of origin
Denmark
Date of manufacture
1960

Period
1960-1969
Materials and techniques
Teak
Condition
Good.
Wear
Wear consistent with age and use.

Dimensions
H 39 in. x W 36 in. x D 38 in.
H 99.06 cm x W 91.44 cm x D 96.52 cm
Seat height
15.5 in. (39.37 cm)
Seller location
New York, NY
Item location
1stdibs Gallery at 200 LEX
200 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10016

Reference number
LU95698680573

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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 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.