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Axel Einar Hjorth

(Sweden, 1888-1959)
Axel Einar Hjorth, an 'Åbo' lacquered console table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1929.Axel Einar Hjorth, an 'Åbo' lacquered console table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1929.
Axel Einar Hjorth, an 'Åbo' lacquered console table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1929.Axel Einar Hjorth, an 'Åbo' lacquered console table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1929.
Axel Einar Hjorth, an 'Åbo' lacquered console table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1929.Axel Einar Hjorth, an 'Åbo' lacquered console table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1929.
Axel Einar Hjorth, an 'Åbo' lacquered console table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1929.Axel Einar Hjorth, an 'Åbo' lacquered console table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1929.
Axel Einar Hjorth, an 'Åbo' lacquered console table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1929.Axel Einar Hjorth, an 'Åbo' lacquered console table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1929.
Axel Einar Hjorth, an 'Åbo' lacquered console table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1929.Axel Einar Hjorth, an 'Åbo' lacquered console table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1929.
Axel Einar Hjorth, an 'Åbo' lacquered console table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1929.Axel Einar Hjorth, an 'Åbo' lacquered console table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1929.
Axel Einar Hjorth, an 'Åbo' lacquered console table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1929.Axel Einar Hjorth, an 'Åbo' lacquered console table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1929.
Axel Einar Hjorth, an 'Åbo' lacquered console table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1929.Axel Einar Hjorth, an 'Åbo' lacquered console table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1929.
Axel Einar Hjorth, an 'Åbo' lacquered console table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1929.Axel Einar Hjorth, an 'Åbo' lacquered console table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1929.
Axel Einar Hjorth, an 'Åbo' lacquered console table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1929.Axel Einar Hjorth, an 'Åbo' lacquered console table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1929.
Axel Einar Hjorth, an 'Åbo' lacquered console table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1929.Axel Einar Hjorth, an 'Åbo' lacquered console table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1929.
Axel Einar Hjorth, an 'Åbo' lacquered console table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1929.
Axel Einar Hjorth, an 'Åbo' lacquered console table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1929.
Axel Einar Hjorth, an 'Åbo' lacquered console table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1929.
Axel Einar Hjorth, an 'Åbo' lacquered console table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1929.
Axel Einar Hjorth, an 'Åbo' lacquered console table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1929.
Axel Einar Hjorth, an 'Åbo' lacquered console table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1929.
Axel Einar Hjorth, an 'Åbo' lacquered console table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1929.
Axel Einar Hjorth, an 'Åbo' lacquered console table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1929.
Axel Einar Hjorth, an 'Åbo' lacquered console table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1929.
Axel Einar Hjorth, an 'Åbo' lacquered console table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1929.
Axel Einar Hjorth, an 'Åbo' lacquered console table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1929.
Axel Einar Hjorth, an 'Åbo' lacquered console table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1929.
Estimate
50 000 - 75 000 SEK
4 410 - 6 620 EUR
4 600 - 6 910 USD
Hammer price
75 000 SEK
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Axel Einar Hjorth
(Sweden, 1888-1959)

an 'Åbo' lacquered console table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1929.

Length 120 cm, width 36 cm, height 68,5 cm.

Wear, small damages.

Provenance

Reportedly bought on auction in the early 1930's after Ivar Kreuger (1880-1932), thence in descent.

More information

The design is dated 1929-01-02, according the NK archives ordered by Oscar Svensson.

Designer

Axel Einar Hjorth was one of Sweden's most significant furniture designers during the Swedish Grace era. He is also known for designing the so-called sports cabin furniture in pine.

Head designer of NK (Nordiska Kompaniet) furniture department 1927-38. His first significant project was NK's exclusive showcase at the International World Fair in Barcelona in 1929, where he presented the cabinet 'Louis' and the model 'Caesar'. In the 1930's he designed more basic models for serial production and rustic furniture in pinewood.

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