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Axel Einar Hjorth

(Sweden, 1888-1959)
Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Lovö" stained pine armchair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1930's.Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Lovö" stained pine armchair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1930's.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Lovö" stained pine armchair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1930's.Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Lovö" stained pine armchair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1930's.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Lovö" stained pine armchair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1930's.Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Lovö" stained pine armchair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1930's.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Lovö" stained pine armchair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1930's.Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Lovö" stained pine armchair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1930's.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Lovö" stained pine armchair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1930's.Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Lovö" stained pine armchair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1930's.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Lovö" stained pine armchair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1930's.Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Lovö" stained pine armchair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1930's.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Lovö" stained pine armchair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1930's.Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Lovö" stained pine armchair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1930's.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Lovö" stained pine armchair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1930's.Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Lovö" stained pine armchair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1930's.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Lovö" stained pine armchair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1930's.Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Lovö" stained pine armchair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1930's.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Lovö" stained pine armchair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1930's.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Lovö" stained pine armchair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1930's.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Lovö" stained pine armchair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1930's.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Lovö" stained pine armchair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1930's.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Lovö" stained pine armchair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1930's.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Lovö" stained pine armchair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1930's.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Lovö" stained pine armchair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1930's.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Lovö" stained pine armchair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1930's.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Lovö" stained pine armchair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1930's.
Estimate
15 000 - 20 000 SEK
1 320 - 1 770 EUR
1 380 - 1 840 USD
Hammer price
48 000 SEK
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Axel Einar Hjorth
(Sweden, 1888-1959)

a "Lovö" stained pine armchair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1930's.

Seat height ca 42 cm, height ca 110 cm.

Minor damages and wear.

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The Lovö series was designed by Axel Einar Hjorth for holiday houses (sportstugemöbler) and marketed in 1932

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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