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Axel Einar Hjorth

(Sweden, 1888-1959)
Estimate
8 000 - 10 000 SEK
710 - 887 EUR
741 - 926 USD
Hammer price
28 000 SEK
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Axel Einar Hjorth
(Sweden, 1888-1959)

A set of four 'Wärmdö' stained pine chairs, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930's.

Betsad furu.

Wear, stains, one chair with damage to seat veneer.

Provenance

A private estate on the west coast of Sweden, completed and decorated around 1934-35. The house was decorated with contemporary furniture by designers like Alvar Aalto and Axel Einar Hjorth.

Literature

C. Björk, T. Ekström, E. Ekström 'Möbelarkitekt Axel Einar Hjorth', Signum Förlag, 2009, compare the model illustrated p 131.

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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