Authentic! Hans Wegner Shell chair by Carl Hansen & Søn (Spinnybeck Cowhide)Authentic Hans Wegner Shell Chair by Carl Hansen & Son. Good condition. Two chairs available maybe available (price is per chair). Sometimes called the smiling chair, Hans Wegners Shell Chair (1963) achieves a floating lightness with its wing like seat and arching curved legs. It stands on only three legs, but Shell has absolute stability, owing to Wegners expertise in cabinetmaking and architecture. His belief that a chair should be beautiful from