CH24 Wishbone chair in soapy oak

Design hans j. Wegner for carl hansen, 1949. Chair in soaped solid oak wood with braided natural rope seat. Dimensions: l 55 X d 51 X h 76 cm - seat height at 45 cm. New price in store 870€. Chair bought in 2002, bottom of the feet tarnished, two light halos on the seat. The ch24 chair, also called wishbone in reference to its "y" backrest, reminiscent of the shape of the bone of happiness (wishbone in english), is one of hans wegner's most famous chairs. It has indeed met with unprecedented commercial success for the designer and would have greatly contributed to making denmark a leader for more than half a century, proof of its continued success. First designed in 1949, for carl hansen, the production of the chair has never stopped since.

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