Hans J. Wegner CH72 Sofa in Oxblood Leather, Danish Design, 1952
By Hans J. Wegner, Carl Hansen
Located in San Diego, CA
The CH72 sofa is a refined two-seater design by Danish architect and master designer Hans J.
Leather, Teak
Mid-Century Modern Danish Sofa Model CH 72 by Hans Wegner, New Production
By Carl Hansen & Søn, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Mid-Century Modern Danish lounge chair model CH 71 by Hans Wegner. New production With its slender frame and flowing, sculptural form, Hans J. Wegner’s CH71 lounge chair is a testam...
Oak, Walnut
Vintage Hans Wegner Ch72 Sofa, Restored in Pierre Frey Teddy Mohair
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
Hans Wegner designed the CH71 lounge chair and CH72 sofa in 1952, drawing on expertise in cabinetmaking and upholstery.
Mohair
Sold
H 33.08 in W 51.19 in D 28.35 in
Hans J. Wegner for Carl Hansen & Son CH72 Biscuit Beige Fabric Two Seat Sofa
By Carl Hansen & Søn, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Rochester, England
Sculptural yet elegant, this CH72 sofa is truly timeless and would add a touch of mid-century chic to any contemporary living space.
Fabric, Wood
Sold
H 33 in W 27.5 in D 30 in
Hans Wegner CH71 Lounge Chair and Ottoman, Restored in Pierre Frey Teddy Mohair
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
See our listing for the matching CH72 sofa. Together, they make a beautiful set.
Mohair
Sold
H 33.08 in W 51.19 in D 28.35 in
Hans J. Wegner for Carl Hansen & Son CH72 Beige Sofa and Set of 2 CH71 Armchairs
By Hans J. Wegner, Carl Hansen & Søn
Located in Rochester, England
Combining both upholstery and natural wood, the CH72 two seater sofa has a compact shape with a subtly curved silhouette, making it ideal for smaller spaces.
Fabric, Wood
$2,738Sale Price|20% Off
H 29.93 in W 51.19 in D 31.5 in
Danish Modern Settee-Sofa in Cognac Tanned Leather, Model 55 by Kurt Østervig
By Kurt Østervig
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Kurt Ostervig designed tanned leather two-seated sofa or Settee with tapered oak legs. It features original upholstery and intricate leather upholstery details around the top part of...
Leather, Oak
$74,282
H 27.96 in W 56.7 in D 29.14 in
Sofa in Rosewood and Reupholstered in Burgundy Leather by Ib Kofod-Larsen, 1956
By Ib Kofod-Larsen
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Sofa in Rosewood and Reupholstered in Burgundy Leather by Ib Kofod-Larsen, 1956 Additional Information: Material: Rosewood and newly reupholstered in burgundy leather Style: Mid cen...
Rosewood, Leather
$8,913
H 31.11 in W 56.7 in D 29.14 in
Arne Jacobsen Swan Sofa in Grace Walnut Leather for Fritz Hansen, Denmark 1958
By Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Iconic design from 1958 by Arne Jacobsen for the SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen Denmark (known now as the Radisson Blu Royal Hotel). This (re-)edition of the Swan Sofa (Model 3321) wa...
Aluminum
FJ 56 - 4 pers. sofa in textile by Finn Juhl
By Niels Vodder, Finn Juhl
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Model FJ 56 - Rare four-seater sofa in textile with burnished steel frame and rosewood legs. Designed in 1956.
Steel
Danish 1950's 3-seat sofa by To Ole Wanscher
By Ole Wanscher
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Beautiful super elegant sofa by Ole Wanscher for Cabinet maker A.J. Iversen ca. mid 1950's. Very elegant design raised on teak legs with stretchers (usually seen in Kaare Klint's fam...
Wool, Teak
$3,400Sale Price|20% Off
H 30 in W 81 in D 32 in
Mid century Danish Modern Beautiful Red Leather 3 Seat Sofa Børge Mogensen style
By Børge Mogensen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid century Danish modern Red leather 3 seat sofa Birch wood legs. In the style of Børge Mogensen. Beautiful coral/terra cotta soft Red leather that shows very little Patina/wear sof...
Leather, Birch
$5,708
H 28.35 in W 63 in D 19.69 in
Mid-Century Modern Swedish Tellus Sofa by Folke Jansson for Sm Wincrantz, 1950s
By SM Wincrantz 1, Folke Jansson
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
The stylish Tellus two-seater sofa was designed by Folke Jansson and manufactured for SM Wincrantz Möbelindustri AB Skövde in 1955, features beech legs with original brass details. ...
Fabric, Wood, Beech
$9,200
H 30 in W 76.8 in
2020 CH163 3 Seater Sofa by Hans Wegner for Carl Hansen in Smoked Oak & Leather
By Hans J. Wegner, Carl Hansen & Søn
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a CH163 Three-Seater Sofa designed by Hans Wegner and produced by Carl Hansen & Son in Denmark. The sofa is made with a solid smoke oiled oak frame and red leather upholstery...
Leather, Oak
Arne Vodder Sofa in Patinated Cognac Leather
By Arne Vodder
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Arne Vodder for Ivan Schlechter, sofa, patinated leather, teak, Denmark, design 1953, manufactured late 1950s-1960s. Elegant two-seat settee in admirable cognac leather and teak by ...
Leather, Teak
$2,057Sale Price|33% Off
H 31.89 in W 74.02 in D 29.14 in
Wonderful Danish Sofa Attributed to Hans Wegner
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Munich, DE
Elegant oak base. Very light construction.
Oak
$22,284
H 27.17 in W 90.56 in D 31.5 in
Sofa in Rosewood and Original Brown Leather by Illum Wikkelsø, 1960's
By Illum Wikkelsø
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Sofa in Rosewood and Original Brown Leather by Illum Wikkelsø, 1960's Additional Information: Material: Rosewood and original brown leather Style: Mid century, Scandinavian Very rar...
Rosewood, Leather
Jorgen Høj for Niels Vitsøe Sofa in Red Patinated Leather
By Jorgen Hoj, Vitsoe
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Jorgen Høj for Niels Vitsøe, settee, model '202', leather, aluminum, Denmark, circa 1960 Exclusive leather sofa designed by Jorgen Hoj who worked in the same atelier together with P...
Aluminum
$12,700
H 29.53 in W 75.6 in D 28.75 in
Ole Wanscher for A.J. Iverseren Sofa in Red Patinated Leather and Mahogany
By Ole Wanscher
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ole Wanscher for A.J. Iverseren, sofa, leather, mahogany, Denmark, 1950s/1960s Beautiful sofa in an outstanding natural color designed by Ole Wanscher during the mid-century period....
Leather, Mahogany
Borge Mogensen Spoke Back Sofa
By Fredericia, Børge Mogensen
Located in Berkeley, CA
Mogensen designed the spoke back sofa in 1945 as a daybed and chaise lounge hybrid, with a hinged side. The exposed construction was too sophisticated for modest post-war culture and...
Oak
$4,200
H 29 in W 74 in D 30.5 in
Classic Danish Midcentury Sofa by Folke Ohlsson for Fritz Hansen, 1950s
By Fritz Hansen, Folke Ohlsson
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Classic and very elegant three-seat sofa designed by Folke Ohlsson in 1955 as Model 5464 for Fritz Hansen. We love the elegant angles of the sofa and the legs combined the slim cushi...
Wool, Teak
$5,656
H 30.32 in W 72.05 in D 32.68 in
Danish Design Classsic GE 290 Three Seater Sofa by Hans Wegner for GETAMA, 1960s
By GETAMA, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Renens, CH
One of the most recognized designs by Hans Wegner and probably the whole danish mid-century modern period is the GE 290 sofa and arm chair produced by Getama. The 290 series is recog...
Wool, Oak
Rosso Levanto Marble Pedestal Bowl XL
By Kiwano Concept
Located in Eindhoven, NB
Introducing our stunning Rosso Levanto marble PEDESTAL Bowl, a captivating fusion of style and utility. Crafted from premium Rosso Levanto marble with Bordeaux red, brown, green colo...
Marble
Set Of Two Carlo Mollino Longue Chair Italy 1950s
By Carlo Mollino
Located in Čelinac, BA
Set of Two Carlo Mollino Longue chair in Red Velvet Italy 1950s
Fabric, Wood
$3,750
H 30.75 in W 64 in D 28 in
Danish 1950s Settee or Loveseat in Green Wool in the Style of Peter Hvidt
By Peter Hvidt
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Classic and very elegant lines very much in the style of the early Danish iconic Designer, Peter Hvidt made circa 1950. Back and seat nice and firm and frame on Cuban mahogany legs r...
Wool, Mahogany
$5,400 / set
H 38 in W 27 in D 36 in
Pair of Italian Mid-Century Modern Wing Back Lounge Chairs by Paolo Buffa
By Paolo Buffa
Located in New York, NY
Elegant Pair of Italian Mid-Century Modern Wingback / Hi Back Lounge Chairs / armchairs by Paolo Buffa. These chairs are large, deep and comfortable; They have sensuous lines and a ...
Upholstery, Hardwood
$40,000
H 35 in W 134 in D 83 in
Carlo Hauner for Forma, Brazilian Rosewood Queen Bed with Integrated Nightstand
By Carlo Hauner
Located in New York, NY
Designed in the 1950s by Carlo Hauner for Forma, this exceptional Brazilian rosewood bed formed part of an ambitious and highly cohesive bedroom suite — a rare example of fully integ...
Hardwood, Cane
Danish 1950s Sofa in Green Wool in the Style of Peter Hvidt
By Peter Hvidt
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Classic and very elegant lines very much in the style of the early Danish iconic Designer, Peter Hvidt made circa 1950. Back and seat nice and firm and frame on beech wood legs remai...
Wool, Mahogany
1970's Glass & Travertine Coffee Table
Located in Bern, BE
1970’s glass topped travertine lounge table. Round glass tabletop set on a two part solid natural stone base. The heavy travertine base can be set as required to enable an individual...
Travertine
$3,450
H 35 in W 79 in D 33 in
1990s Gerard van den Berg 'High Noon' Cognac Leather Sofa, Chrome Frame
By Gerard Van Den Berg, Molteni & C
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1990s Gerard van den Berg 'High Noon' cognac colored leather Sofa with chrome frame. Designed by Gerard van den Berg under his independent 'Gerard van den Berg Design' studio during ...
Metal
Midcentury Swedish Sculptural Dresser, William Hinn
Located in Riverdale, NY
Wonderful curved and sculptural dresser or credenza from the 1950s Sweden with an exposed biomorphic frame of exquisitely hand-sculpted solid walnut intersects which appear as spider...
Walnut
$42,000 / set
H 30.52 in W 41.74 in D 33.08 in
René Drouet Pair of Lounge Chairs in Olive Green Corduroy and Walnut
By René Drouet
Located in Waalwijk, NL
René Drouet, pair of lounge chairs, corduroy velvet, walnut, France, 1930s Designed by French decorator René Drouet, these club chairs are a quintessential example of French Art Dec...
Velvet, Walnut
$7,428
H 31.5 in W 58.67 in D 31.11 in
Arne Norell 'Divina' Two Seat Sofa, Westbergs Möbler AB, Sweden, 1950s
By Arne Norell
Located in The Hague, NL
This rare two seat sofa was designed by Arne Norell in the late 1950s. The model is called 'Divina' and it was produced by Westbergs Möbler AB in Tranås, Sweden. We also have single ...
Fabric, Cotton, Upholstery, Wood, Beech
Hans Wegner AP-19 Papa Bear Chair in Green Boucle Fabric
By A.P. Stolen, Hans J. Wegner
Located in London, England
Hans J. Wegner AP-19 Papa Bear chair, 1953 Vintage, original 1950s production of one of Danish master Hans Wegner's most iconic designs. The Papa Bear is rightly considered one...
Fabric, Wool, Oak
$2,251
H 28.75 in W 29.14 in D 27.37 in
Vintage safari lounge armchair 'Natura' by Karin Mobring for Ikea - 1970s
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Vintage safari lounge armchair 'Natura' by Karin Mobring for Ikea Vintage - Seating - Safari Measures : 74cmx69,5cm SH:35,5cm Materials : Pine - Leather Wear consistent with age an...
Leather, Wood
$13,400
H 27.96 in W 28.94 in D 42.05 in
Bo Wretling for Otto Wretling Lounge Chair in Bicolor Purple Pierre Frey Mohair
By Otto Wretling, Bo Wretling
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Bo Wretling for Otto Wretling, lounge chair, Pierre Frey Teddy mohair, Umeå, Sweden, 1930s Designed by Bo Wretling and produced in the Otto Wretling workshop, this rare lounge chair...
Metal
$21,200
H 25.6 in W 98.43 in D 39.38 in
Afra & Tobia Scarpa “Soriana” Sofa for Cassina, Burgundy Velvet, 1969
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Afra & Tobia Scarpa "Soriana" Sofa for Cassina, Burgundy Velvet, Italy, 1969. Although technically designed in the 1960s, the "Soriana" model by the Italian duo Tobia and Afra S...
Velvet
Bespoke George III Flat Back Sofa
Located in London, GB
A bespoke sofa based on a George III original from our antique collection. Hand made and traditionally upholstered in England. The high-back and swept arms above a rectangular seat ...
Upholstery, Walnut
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.
With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.
Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.
Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.
The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.
Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.
With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.
Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.
No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.
You know the designs, now get the stories about how they came to be.
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.
To celebrate the Wishbone’s 70th anniversary, Carl Hansen & Søn’s third-generation CEO, Knud Erik Hansen, shares some of the secrets behind the beloved chair.
In an innovative display, the Designmuseum Danmark is permanently exhibiting the 20th century's most iconic seats.