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Axel Einar Hjorth

(Sweden, 1888-1959)
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained birch "Caesar" mantel clock, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1920-30's.Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained birch "Caesar" mantel clock, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1920-30's.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained birch "Caesar" mantel clock, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1920-30's.Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained birch "Caesar" mantel clock, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1920-30's.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained birch "Caesar" mantel clock, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1920-30's.Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained birch "Caesar" mantel clock, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1920-30's.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained birch "Caesar" mantel clock, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1920-30's.Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained birch "Caesar" mantel clock, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1920-30's.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained birch "Caesar" mantel clock, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1920-30's.Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained birch "Caesar" mantel clock, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1920-30's.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained birch "Caesar" mantel clock, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1920-30's.Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained birch "Caesar" mantel clock, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1920-30's.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained birch "Caesar" mantel clock, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1920-30's.Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained birch "Caesar" mantel clock, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1920-30's.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained birch "Caesar" mantel clock, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1920-30's.Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained birch "Caesar" mantel clock, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1920-30's.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained birch "Caesar" mantel clock, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1920-30's.Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained birch "Caesar" mantel clock, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1920-30's.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained birch "Caesar" mantel clock, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1920-30's.Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained birch "Caesar" mantel clock, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1920-30's.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained birch "Caesar" mantel clock, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1920-30's.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained birch "Caesar" mantel clock, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1920-30's.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained birch "Caesar" mantel clock, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1920-30's.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained birch "Caesar" mantel clock, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1920-30's.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained birch "Caesar" mantel clock, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1920-30's.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained birch "Caesar" mantel clock, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1920-30's.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained birch "Caesar" mantel clock, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1920-30's.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained birch "Caesar" mantel clock, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1920-30's.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained birch "Caesar" mantel clock, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1920-30's.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained birch "Caesar" mantel clock, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1920-30's.
Estimate
4 000 - 6 000 SEK
353 - 530 EUR
368 - 552 USD
Hammer price
2 000 SEK
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Axel Einar Hjorth
(Sweden, 1888-1959)

a stained birch "Caesar" mantel clock, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1920-30's.

Length 42. Width 15. Height 39 cm.

Wear. Key missing.

Provenance

The boardroom at "Malmö Strumpfabrik".
This mantel clock was a part of a set of furniture of the Caesar-series ordered for that special boardroom. Parts of the original interiors were sold at Bukowskis' auction #575 in September 2013.

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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