Ole Wanscher: career timeline
Danish · 1903–1985 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 102 of 124 lots (83% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | $29.4kSign up | Other |
| 1940s | 24 | 19 | $8.9kSign up | Other |
| 1950s | 46 | 37 | $10.4kSign up | Other |
| 1960s | 29 | 25 | $2.8kSign up | Other |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | $188Sign up | Other |
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1930s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $29.4kSign up
- Average
- $29.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 31.5 × 73 in (80 × 186 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (1)
- Subjects
- —
c. 1937 Three-seater sofa$29.4kSign up
1940s 24 works
- Sold
- 19 of 24
- Median
- $8.9kSign up
- Average
- $12kSign up
- Typical size
- 33 × 25.5 in (84 × 65 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (24)
- Subjects
- —
c. 1940 CabinetUnsold
c. 1940 Raised Cabinet$3.8kSign up
c. 1940 Desk$7.7kSign up
c. 1940 Set of eight dining chairs, designed early 1940s$18kSign up
c. 1940 Extendable dining table, designed early 1940s$9.8kSign up
c. 1940 Rare sofaUnsold
1943 Pair of early armchairs, model no. 1764$8.9kSign up
1943 Pair of early armchairs, model no. 1764$13.5kSign up
1944 Sofa$3kSign up
1944 Easy Chairs (2)Unsold
c. 1945 Armchairs, pair$2.7kSign up
c. 1945 Cabinet$2.2kSign up
Show 12 more (1940s)
c. 1945 Writing desk$56.1kSign up
1946 Desk and armchair$22.4kSign up
c. 1947 Set of four dining chairs$3.8kSign up
1949 Colonial chairs, pair$3.8kSign up
1949 'Colonial sofa', designed 1949$5.2kSign up · sold 2×
1949 Colonial armchair$1.1kSign up
1949 'Colonial' armchair, model no. 149, designed 1949, produced 1960s$10kSign up
c. 1949 'Colonial' armchair, model no. 149$10.8kSign up
c. 1949 Pair of 'Colonial' armchairs, model no. 149$18.1kSign up
c. 1949 Pair of 'Colonial' armchairs, model no. 149Unsold
c. 1949 Two-seater sofa and pair of armchairs, model no. 149Unsold
1949 Colonial lounge chairs model #149, pair$26.4kSign up
1950s 46 works
- Sold
- 37 of 46
- Median
- $10.4kSign up
- Average
- $13.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 30.5 × 27 in (78 × 69 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (46)
- Subjects
- —
c. 1950 Lounge chair$826Sign up
c. 1950 Teak-framed settee$497Sign up
1950 ROCKER, CIRCA 1950$1.6kSign up
1950 Set of three nesting tables$12.1kSign up
c. 1950 Armchair$2kSign up
c. 1950 Pair of side tables$7.3kSign up
1950 Extendable low table$14.4kSign up
1950 Sideboard$10.4kSign up
c. 1950 Pair of side tables$24.5kSign up
c. 1950 Side chairs (6)$2.8kSign up
c. 1951 Adjustable tableUnsold
c. 1952 Nest of three side tables$5.4kSign up
Show 12 more (1950s)
1952 Pair of armchairs$8.8kSign up
1954 Armchair$2kSign up
1954 Extendable low tableUnsold
1954 Extendable low tableUnsold
c. 1954 Armchair$1.4kSign up
c. 1954 Extendable desk$12.1kSign up
1954 Small cabinet$8.9kSign up
1954 Cabinet$17.6kSign up
1954 Desk$35.1kSign up
1954 Cabinet$27.1kSign up
c. 1954 ArmchairUnsold
c. 1954 Pair of cabinetsUnsold
…and 22 more works from this group in the full results list.
1960s 29 works
- Sold
- 25 of 29
- Median
- $2.8kSign up
- Average
- $5.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 30.5 × 57 in (77 × 145 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (29)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
c. 1960 Sofa$1.9kSign up
1960 Sofa$2.8kSign up
c. 1960 Dining chairs, set of five$896Sign up
c. 1960 Extension dining table$4.5kSign up
c. 1960 Desk$3.8kSign up
c. 1960 'Colonial' Chairs (2)$1.1kSign up
1960 Sofa$2.8kSign up
1960 Sofa$3kSign up
1960 Sofa, model 602$693Sign up
1960 Sofa$693Sign up
c. 1960 Pair of armchairs$4.6kSign up
c. 1960 Pair of armchairsUnsold
Show 12 more (1960s)
1960 Sofa, designed 1960Unsold
c. 1960 Partner's desk$30.9kSign up
c. 1960 High-boy$3kSign up
c. 1960 Armchairs (2)$3.9kSign up
c. 1960 chairs, pair$8.4kSign up
1962 Desk$7.3kSign up
1962 Desk$13.5kSign up
c. 1962 Pair of highback armchairsUnsold
1964 Rocking chair$1.6kSign up
c. 1965 Dining table$1.7kSign up
c. 1965 Fauteuil 195Unsold
c. 1965 A RUNGSTEDLUND SERIES FITTED SIDEBOARD, designed$1kSign up
…and 5 more works from this group in the full results list.
1970s 1 work
c. 1970 Rocking chair$188Sign up
Creation date not recorded
20 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.
Undated, sold in the 2010s 4 works
sold 2014 Danish teak cocktail cabinet$1.1kSign up
sold 2014 Pair of Danish mahogany framed arm chairsUnsold
sold 2019 Colonial SetteeUnsold
sold 2019 DESK$1.2kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2020s 16 works
- Sold
- 14 of 16
- Median
- $2.8kSign up
- Average
- $3.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 26.5 × 41 in (68 × 104 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (16)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2020 daybed, model OW150$4.4kSign up
sold 2021 Pair of 'Easy' chairs$5.2kSign up
sold 2021 Drop-leaf side table, designed for the library of the Danish Institute of Science and Art, Rome$5.2kSign up
sold 2022 lounge chairs, pair$3.4kSign up
sold 2022 lounge chair, model 109, and ottoman$1.3kSign up
sold 2023 Paire de fauteuils mod. "PJ-149" dit "Colonial"$14kSign up
Show 6 more (2020s)
sold 2024 Untitled$3kSign up · sold 3×
sold 2025 Colonial chair$2.8kSign up
sold 2025 Fauteuil 1675$928Sign up
sold 2026 Circular coffee table of Brazilian rosewood$1.1kSign up
sold 2026 A pair of mahogany armchairs$705Sign up
sold 2026 Coffee table$2.8kSign up
…and 4 more works from this group in the full results list.
Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Ole Wanscher auction results →