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Axel Einar Hjorth

(Sweden, 1888-1959)
Estimate
60 000 - 80 000 SEK
5 320 - 7 100 EUR
5 560 - 7 410 USD
Hammer price
110 000 SEK
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Axel Einar Hjorth
(Sweden, 1888-1959)

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

Length 70 cm, width 56 cm, height 48 cm.

The base with repaired dry crack, minor wear.

More information

The Utö series was designed 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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