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Axel Einar Hjorth

(Sweden, 1888-1959)
Estimate
8 000 - 10 000 SEK
710 - 887 EUR
748 - 935 USD
Hammer price
22 000 SEK
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Axel Einar Hjorth
(Sweden, 1888-1959)

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

With shelf, 50 x 50 cm, height 55 cm.

Dry cracks, reinforced underneath the shelf, wear.

Provenance

An interior in the Stockholm archipelago furnished with Axel Einar Hjorths model "Sport", designed in 1933.

More information

Drawing nr 37114 the table "Sport" is dated March 6th 1933.

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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