Pair of Hans Wegner for Ry Mobler Teak Cabinets
View Similar Items
Pair of Hans Wegner for Ry Mobler Teak Cabinets
About the Item
- Creator:Hans J. Wegner (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 28.13 in (71.46 cm)Width: 39.38 in (100.03 cm)Depth: 19.25 in (48.9 cm)
- Style:Scandinavian Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:Circa 1954
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Newly oiled finish. Some minor chips and losses that have been filled and color matched. Color variation.
- Seller Location:Garnerville, NY
- Reference Number:Seller: ARMF02.25.18.ED1stDibs: LU123629972463
Hans J. Wegner
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.
- Arthur Umanoff Two Drawer Walnut Cabinet for EltonBy The Elton Company, Arthur UmanoffLocated in Garnerville, NYArthur Umanoff designed two drawer cabinet no. 618 for The Elton Company. Ebonized walnut case with dark walnut finished drawers. A nice bit of color contrast. One slim line top draw...Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
MaterialsWalnut
$580 Sale Price20% Off - Leslie Diamond for Conant Ball American Modern Dresser, A PairBy Russel Wright, Conant Ball, Leslie DiamondLocated in Garnerville, NYA handsome pair of solid maple five drawer dressers designed by Leslie Diamond for Conant-Ball's American Modern line. Circa 1950-60. The dressers feature tapered block feet, drawer dividers in the second drawer, deep drawers for maximum storage, sturdy maple construction, and recessed channel handles...Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers
MaterialsMaple
- Industrial 98 Drawer Revolving Hardware CabinetBy National Store Fixture Co.Located in Garnerville, NYCirca Late Victorian era 98 drawer revolving hardware store cabinet. The spinning octagonal top holds 80 wedge shaped drawers with white porcela...Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Industrial Cabinets
MaterialsSteel
- 1960s Steelmaster Metallic Green File CabinetsLocated in Garnerville, NYSet of four interlocking and stacking green metallic Steelmaster card file cabinets. Steelmaster, Art Steel Co., New York, USA. Each stack has two drawers. Their interiors measure ap...Category
Vintage 1960s American Industrial Cabinets
MaterialsSteel
- 1970s Custom Built Gerrit Rietveld Style Oak and Acrylic Utility CabinetBy De Stijl, Gerrit RietveldLocated in Garnerville, NYThis wonderfully constructed utility cabinet was the creation of the Upstate New York artist, Leonard Buzz Wallace (1932-2021). Wallace was an accomplishe...Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
MaterialsAcrylic, Oak, Pine
$2,800 Sale Price20% Off - Hollywood Regency Burl Wood Twelve Drawer DresserBy James Mont, Johnson Furniture Company, Renzo RutiliLocated in Garnerville, NYBeautiful Hollywood Regency burl wood veneer twelve drawer dresser in the manner of James Mont or Renzo Rutilli. Circa 1945-55. Brass key hardware. Asian ...Category
Vintage 1940s American Hollywood Regency Dressers
MaterialsBurl, Sapele Wood
$6,880 Sale Price20% Off
- Hans J. Wegner Pair of Cabinets for Ry MoblerBy Hans J. WegnerLocated in Philadelphia, PABeautiful Pair of Hans Wegner Designed Cabinets for Ry Mobler of Denmark. Teak with Oak Runners and interior of Birch. Beautifully crafted with subtle detailing throughout. Can be...Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Cabinets
MaterialsBrass
$6,895 / set - Hans Wegner for Ry Mobler Teak and Oak ChestBy Hans J. WegnerLocated in Brooklyn, NYGorgeous teak and oak chest, designed by Hans Wegner for RY Mobler. A streamlined design, with a square silhouette and contrasting sled base. This chest offers a versatile storage, w...Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Cabinets
MaterialsOak, Teak
- Two Door Teak Cabinet Hans Wegner for Ry MoblerLocated in Toledo, OHTeak two door cabinet with four adjustable inner shelves. Unusual circular brass pull with latch. Book matched veneer. Very nice original finish....Category
Mid-20th Century European Modern Cabinets
MaterialsTeak
- Teak Sideboard, Model 20, by Hans Wegner for Ry MøblerBy Hans J. Wegner, Ry MøblerLocated in Dorchester, MADesigned by Hans Wegner for Ry Møbler, this double sideboard exemplifies Danish Modernism. Solidly constructed of oiled teak, the piece featu...Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Sideboards
MaterialsTeak
- RY 16 dresser by Hans J. Wegner for Ry Møbler, 1950sBy Hans J. Wegner, Ry MøblerLocated in Neuss, NWClassic two-part dresser RY 16 by Hans J. Wegner for Ry Møbler from the 1950s. High-quality corpus in teak veneer with four doors and three shelves. Quality ...Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Dressers
MaterialsTeak
- “RY26” Sideboard by Hans J. Wegner for Ry Møbler, Denmark 1960By Hans J. WegnerLocated in Amsterdam, NLA lovely sideboard, model 26, designed by Hans J. Wegner, manufactured by RY Mobler in Denmark around 1960. This appealing piece has a minimalist yet modern style. Made of high qual...Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Cabinets
MaterialsWood
Recently Viewed
View AllRead More
The 21 Most Popular Mid-Century Modern Chairs
You know the designs, now get the stories about how they came to be.
Design Icon Ilse Crawford on Her Colorful New Hans Wegner Chairs
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.