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DrPoulet
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13/02/2016 7:47 pm  

Hi,
I have just received the newest addition to my modest collection and need some help ID it.
* Drop leaf table by Hans Wegner for Andreas Tuck (marked). There is no "Danish Furniture" stamp so I guess it was produced before 59.
* Teak & Oak.
* Dimensions: h 50 cm, w 52 cm, l 73.5 cm (130 in total).
I bougth it on ebay with very little information and thought it was a AT32 (which is not).
Any idea of the model?
Many thanks for your help!
(sorry for the very bad pictures)

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leif ericson - Zephyr Renner
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13/02/2016 8:05 pm  

I don't think Andreas Tuck was part of the Danish Furniture Control club. Not everyone was. In a way it was a marketing thing. And it was more helpful to lesser known makers because it helped reassured buyers of their quality. There never was much doubt about the quality of Wegner's furniture, and it was already well established as a "brand" before the DFC came about.
It is marked?


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DrPoulet
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13/02/2016 8:48 pm  

I get your point about the Danish furniture club and I share your opinion 100% but Tuck was indeed a part of it, at least at some point. (See picture 2).
My table is marked (see picture 1)). There are also some numbers written with a pencil but who knows who did that...


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13/02/2016 8:54 pm  

The pictures did not upload correctly and I can't edit my previous post...
1. My table's mark.
2. A random one with the danish furniture stamp.



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13/02/2016 9:12 pm  

Do you say it's not an AT32 because the dimensions don't match other listed AT32s, Bruun-Rasmussen included? They certainly look very similar.
http://www.bruun-rasmussen.dk/item-link.do?iid=300601852&pl=6&did=100375...
Here is a handy Wegner model number list, ordered chronologically (from the Jens Bernsen book). Unfortunately there are no diagrams or photos assigned to each number. I cannot even find a AT32 in the list.
However, your table has many similar components to the AT33 sewing table, so I'd think the model number would also be close by. There were quite a few coffee tables from Wegner-Tuck in 1955.


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leif ericson - Zephyr Renner
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13/02/2016 9:46 pm  

I can dig through some catalogs for you.
And I guess for the second time in as many tries, I am wrong about who was in the DFC club. So the lack of the DFC mark is probably meaningful as to dating it. Also, note that the has Fabrikat and Arkitekt in Danish, which often correlate with earlier as opposed to later.


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DrPoulet
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13/02/2016 11:38 pm  

Thank you both for your help!
I do own a AT33 as well so I can compare both tables. From what I can see, the AT32 looks like the AT33 minus the sewing stuff (drawer and basket). My table sure looks a lot like both, a bit like a coffe table version of the AT32 (it's 10 cm lower). And I did google AT31, AT34, etc. before posting here.
There are also some slight differences:
* On AT32/AT33 the shelf stick out of the end stretchers for about 1 cm. It doesn't on my table.
* On AT32/AT33, the end strechers are straight. They are curvy on my ATxx.
* the legs of AT32/AT33 are fully vertical (90°), the legs of my table are a little lean.
I will take some better, more detailed pics tomorrow.


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14/02/2016 12:11 am  

Roxy Klassik doesn't know either. Not sure if the casters are an original option, or if was a homemade alteration. If there are holes for casters under your legs, then perhaps the search should be for carts/trolleys rather than tables.
http://www.roxyklassik.dk/stort.asp?selbinr=169665&prekat=3545
And they currently have a few AT-32 for sale as well, and chose not to list this as a variation of that model.


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DrPoulet
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14/02/2016 1:27 am  

This is my table! I did not see that there were some holes under the legs as there are some old and sticky soft pads there.
I guess the castors were removable for a stationary use and somehow got lost. I need to find similar vintage ones now...
It is interresting that it is listed as a sofabord on the website and not as a serving cart.
Thanks a lot for your help cdsilva!


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leif ericson - Zephyr Renner
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14/02/2016 3:24 am  

I might be able to help you out with a set of vintage casters. I have four from the bottom of a Poul Hundevad tea cart. The cart was beyond repair when I got it, and I can't imagine a much better use for them. They look like these (obviously that is not the same cart):


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14/02/2016 3:54 am  

I have it in one catalog, but this catalog anonymizes the maker and model number. I will have to think whether I have much Wegner in any other catalogs.
I imagine they took the caster off because coffee tables sell much better and for more than tea carts, and I can tell you that there is a Wegner designed for Andreas Tuck coffee table that is extremely similar. The only real difference is that the legs on the coffee table proper are vertical, instead of slightly splayed out like on the serving cart you have.


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14/02/2016 4:44 am  

And one more from retromoderndesign, listed as a table but notes that wheels come with it (need to scroll down the link a little)
http://www.retromoderndesign.com/tables/tables.html
No model number, but listed as 1957-58. Maybe you could contact them to see where they get their date from.


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DrPoulet
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14/02/2016 6:20 pm  

Thank you both for your help. It's really appreciated!
Without its casters, it doesn't look like something is missing. It even looks somewhat better. I do not think it is a tea trolley but rather a table with removable casters. Maybe some kind of hifi furniture.
Anyway, it looks great and I love it!
@ Leif: I really do not think the casters have been taken out on purpose, for the sale. The softpads really look old and disgusting. It was sold as coffee table / side table / end table and was not too expensive for a Wegner piece.
@cdsilva: thank you for the offer. How much would you ask for your casters? They look spot on except for the brass color.


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14/02/2016 6:29 pm  

It was leif who made the offer above, but you must have ESP, as I also have a set of original casters that came off of a Pontoppidan cart. While I have new replacement casters for everyday use, I actually want to hold onto the old ones to turn it back to all-original in the future should I decide to sell.
I am curious to know if the Wegner and Pontoppidan casters are interchangeable.



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DrPoulet
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16/03/2016 2:48 pm  

I have been looking for proper replacement casters for a month now and I am realizing that I don't even know how they should look like originally. Indeed, we have no idea if the casters on cdsilva first link are original ones (I've asked but did not get an answer).
I can't help wondering how much not having the proper original caster would hurt the table value.
On one hand, without its casters, the table is not in its original condition so it most probably lose some value.
On the other hand I guess the casters were not designed by Wegner nor made by A. Tuck. They were probably generic ones purchased in bulk from one of the few danish casters makers of that time. If I replace them with vintage ones that look ok, who cares? I mean they are just not an important part of the table design.
What do you guys think?


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