HANS J. WEGNER (FOR MIKAEL LAURSEN) | Pair of Rocking Chairs, model no. ML33

Noritsugu Oda, Hans J. Wegner’s 100 Chairs, Tokyo, 2002, p. 179
Christian Holmsted Olesen, Wegner: Just One Good Chair, exh. cat., Designmuseum Danmark, Ostfildern, 2014, p. 109

Overall in very good condition. The wooden surfaces with very minor scattered scuffs scratches and shallow indentations concentrated to the rocker rails. The base of the rear proper right leg on each chair near the join of the rocker each with a vertical tight hairline crack measuring approximately 6cm and appears stable. The leather upholstery is newer and in very good condition overall.
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The present model was the first rocking chair designed by the Artist.