Axel Einar Hjorth
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a stained birch "Coolidge" console table with mirror, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden ca 1931.
Limestone top, NK metal plaque inside the drawer, width 70 cm, depth 30 cm, height 65 cm. Mirror, marked with metal label: NK R 32749 - C 2 1 31. height 112,5 cm, width 48 cm.
The mirror with small repairs to the crest, the table top with small chips, some minor wear.
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According to the NK Archives the design ofv the mirror is dated 11/11 1927.
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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