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Axel Einar Hjorth

(Sweden, 1888-1959)
Estimate
60 000 - 80 000 SEK
5 300 - 7 060 EUR
5 530 - 7 370 USD
Hammer price
85 000 SEK
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Axel Einar Hjorth
(Sweden, 1888-1959)

a stained pine "Utö" table, Nordiska Kompaniet 1930's.

Length 69 cm, width 55 cm, height 47 cm.

Wear and crack.

Provenance

The Swedish regement Ka3 Gotland, stamped underneith: OFFICERSMÄSSEN

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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