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Hans J. Wegner

"Papa Bear" Chair

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March 14, 06:00 PM GMT

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8,000 - 12,000 USD

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Description

Hans Wegner

"Papa Bear" Chair


designed circa 1951

comprising an armchair and ottoman

model no. AP 19 (for the armchair), AP 29 (for the ottoman)

produced by AP Stolen, Copenhagen

oak, original upholstery

ottoman impressed 17

chair: 38 ¼ x 35 ½ x 27 in. (97.2 x 90.2 x 68.6 cm)

ottoman: 15 ¾ x 27 ½ x 16 ⅜ in. (40 x 69.9 x 41.6 cm)

Niels Vodder, Copenhagen

Acquired from the above by the present owner

Johan Moller Nielsen, Wegner: Sitting Pretty, Copenhagen, 1965, p. 70

Noritsugu Oda, Hans J. Wegner's 100 Chairs, Tokyo, 2002, p. 49

Charlotte & Peter Fiell, Chairs; 1,000 Masterpieces of Modern Design, 1800 to the Present Day, London, 2012, p. 290