I can't swear this is a Wegner desk, because it seems busier that some of his work, but I'm going to take the seller at his word that it is authentic Wegner. And then I'm going to comment...
I confess: I am endlessly fascinated by almost all of Hans Wegners designs and the ways in which he makes them seem to defy gravity, whether they are massive or lean in form language.
This particular desk fascinates me, because it is more busy that some of his designs and yet it seems the added business is necessary to get the anti-gravity effect. When I do a thought experiment and imagine taking away any part of the business, the table looks heavier in my minds eye. It sits heavier on the floor. Discovering Wegner through DA has been one of the great joys of my middle age. Thank you DA.
P.S.: yes, I know, I should have known about him long ago, but the truth is didn't. Just goes to show you are never to old to benefit from removing a blind spot.
P.P.S.: And yes, I know I could just post the link, but posting the picture of the desk itself seems a beautiful ornamentation to a DA thread and so I had to do it.
Hans Wegner
desk
Denmark, c. 1965
teak, rosewood
59 w x 33.5 d x 28.75 h inches
Signed with branded mark to underside: [George Tanier Selection Made in Denmark].
here's the link...
if you feel you have to bid. 🙂
http://cgi.liveauctions.ebay.com/343-Hans-Wegner-desk-Denmark-c-1965-tea...
Well,
it's a lovely piece -- essentially a table, with drawer unit added, in the manner of many another postwar modern desk. The photo angle seems chosen to provide a view of the space between the end rail and the underside of the top, the unique aspect of this design.
The only "fillip" I detect is the slight horn at the ends of the longer apron rails; this isn't out of line with some of Hans Wegner's other "ornament," I think, though I see what you mean about its contributing to the levity (?) of the piece. Those horns might be where one's hands would look for purchase, when lifting and moving the desk ?
Anyway, thanks for the look, and the photo. Good find !
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