Danish Modern Sabre Table Model AT-314 by Hans Wegner, 1950's
About the Item
- Creator:Hans J. Wegner (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 28.35 in (72 cm)Width: 122.05 in (310 cm)Depth: 41.74 in (106 cm)
- Style:Scandinavian Modern (In the Style Of)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1950s
- Condition:Refinished. Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Uccle, BE
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU6101232330792
Hans J. Wegner
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.
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: Uccle, Belgium
- Return PolicyA return for this item may be initiated within 3 days of delivery.
- Danish Modern AT-304 Sawhorse table by Hans WegnerBy Hans J. Wegner, Andreas TuckLocated in Uccle, BEModel AT 304, also called Sawhorse, teak table with oak legs. The folding leaf is held by a brass rod and automatically locks when the leaf is pulled up. Beautiful patina. A perfec...Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Tables
MaterialsBrass
- Oval Oak Dining Table Model JH567 by Hans Wegner, 1960'sBy Hans J. WegnerLocated in Uccle, BEHans J. Wegner oval table model JH567 for Johannes Andersen, extendable dining table solid oak, Denmark, 1950's. The oval tabletop has one additional leaf in or...Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Tables
MaterialsOak
- Danish Modern Hans Wegner AP-19 Papa Bear Armchair 1950'sBy Hans J. WegnerLocated in Uccle, BEThis iconic Papa Bear chair was reupholstered in a wool flannel. The wingback Papa Bear chair, also known as the Teddy Bear chair, has two outstretch...Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
MaterialsWool, Teak
- Scandinavian Modern Extendable Oval Oak Dining Table by Henning KjaernulfBy Henning KjærnulfLocated in Uccle, BEExtendable and retractable oak dining room table by Henning Kjaernulf. We also have a set of 6 matching chairs that would work very well with the table. Henning Kjaernulf (Denmark,...Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Tables
MaterialsWood, Oak
- Danish Modern Borge Morgensen Shaker series Model 5267 Oak Coffee tableBy Børge MogensenLocated in Uccle, BEShaker table model 5267 for Danish Furniture makers in Fredericia, Denmark. Among the great mid-20th century Danish furniture designers, Børge Mogensen distinguished himself with his faith to traditional values of craftsmanship and honesty of materials. While peers such as Hans Wegner, Finn Juhl and Arne Jacobsen designed some of the most striking and now iconic furnishings of the era, Mogensen focused on making pieces that were simple, durable and comfortable — and in the long run perhaps more useful and better loved. Mogensen studied under and later worked for Kaare Klint, a master cabinetmaker whose chief tenets were quality of construction and simplicity of line. Klint was a classicist, who believed that furniture forms should evolve from those of historical models. So, too, in his way was Mogensen, as two of his best-known earlier pieces attest. His 1945 Spokeback Sofa, with hinged arms that can be lowered to facilitate lounging, is a reinterpretation of the venerable Knole settee. With the oval silhouette of its plywood backrest and waterdrop-shaped cutouts, Mogenson’s Shell chair, designed in 1949, can be seen as a novel take on early 19th century Empire side chairs. Yet Mogensen shared the aesthetical sensibilities of his most forward-looking colleagues. His cabinets deploy the same spare geometries and lushly figured woods as those of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and his disciple Florence Knoll, the chief difference being that Mies and Knoll used...Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
MaterialsOak
- Swedish Modern Table Lamp, Brass, Teak, 1950sBy Falkenbergs BelysningLocated in Uccle, BEMid century brass and teak table lamp manufactured by Falkenbergs Belysning in Sweden in the 50's. It has the original wiring that works. We use a European adaptor plug but can be ea...Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsBrass
- Hans J. Wegner Sabre Leg Table Model AT-304 for Andreas TuckBy Hans J. Wegner, Andreas TuckLocated in Copenhagen, DKHans J. Wegner oak dining table with two drop-leaves and cross-legs, stretchers of brass. Very fine condition. Designed by Wegner 1950 and manufactured by cabinetmaker Andreas Tuck...Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Tables
MaterialsBrass
- Hans Wegner Drop Leaf Dining Table for Andreas Tuck, Model AT-314By Hans J. WegnerLocated in San Francisco, CAHans Wegner design drop leaf dining table for Andreas Tuck, Model AT-314. Rare and impressive larger than any other Wegner dining table, often referred to as the saber leg table...Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Tables
MaterialsBrass
- Hans J. Wegner AT-303 “Sabre” Dining Table for Andreas TuckBy Andreas Tuck, Hans J. WegnerLocated in San Diego, CAUniquely beautiful cross-leg dining table, designed by Hans J. Wegner for Andreas Tuck, featured in Teak, Oak & Brass, is also known as the Sabre table. W...Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Tables
MaterialsBrass
- Hans Wegner Dining Table Model AT-318 by Andreas Tuck in DenmarkBy Hans J. WegnerLocated in Limhamn, Skåne länRare dining table or desk model AT-318 designed by Hans Wegner. Produced by Andreas Tuck in Denmark.Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Tables
MaterialsSteel
- Hans Wegner Dining Table Model AT-309 by Andreas Tuck in DenmarkBy Hans J. WegnerLocated in Limhamn, Skåne länRare dining table model AT-309 designed by Hans Wegner. Produced in Andreas Tuck in Denmark.Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Tables
MaterialsBrass
- Hans J. Wegner AT-303 “Sabre” Dining Table for Andreas TuckBy Andreas Tuck, Hans J. WegnerLocated in Los Angeles, CATransforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this journey with passion and precision. With over 17 years of artisanal exper...Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
MaterialsBrass
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.