Folke Bensow
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A cast iron table "Trädgårdsmöbeln Näfverqvarns n:r 10" by Näfveqvarns Bruk.
Lacquered in black, later top of "Kolmårdsmarmor", Swedish marble, height 74 cm, length 113 cm, width 63 cm.
Wear from age and use.
Exhibitions
The model exhibited at The Paris World Fair in 1925.
Literature
Otto Schulz (ed), Boet, 1931, Fil. Dr Sten Karling "Konstnärligt gjutjärn från Näfveqvarns Bruk" (pages not numbered).
Christian Björk, ”Näfveqvarns Bruk - Konstnärer och arkitekter till industrin”, Stockholm 2013, pp 123‑125 and 164.
More information
The model was designed in 1925.
Designer
Folke Bensow was a Swedish architect and designer. From 1915 to 1930, he ran his own architectural firm in Stockholm and also worked as a furniture designer for, among others, Näfveqvarn.
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