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Kurt von Schmalensee, a desk and armchair, executed by AB David Blomberg for the Stockholm exhibition in 1930.

Estimate
30 000 - 40 000 SEK
2 920 - 3 900 EUR
3 400 - 4 530 USD
Hammer price
55 000 SEK
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Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Jonatan  Jahn
Stockholm
Jonatan Jahn
Head Specialist Contemporary and Modern Design
+46 (0)703 92 88 60
Kurt von Schmalensee, a desk and armchair, executed by AB David Blomberg for the Stockholm exhibition in 1930.

Veneered in walnut, the desk with drawers and cabinets, key hole fittings in nickel plated metal, height 75 cm, 75 x 160 cm, the chair with a later leather covered seat, height 84 cm, seat height 44 cm.

The original rattan seat missing, minor wear and veneer damages. Key and glass top included.

Provenance

The Stockholm Exhibition 1930, villa 46 by architect Kurt von Schmalensee. Part of the interior of the living room.
Accordning to present owner this was accuired by grandparents directly from the exhibition in 1930.

Literature

Stockholmsutställningen 1930 av konstindustri, konsthantverk och hemslöjd: specialkatalog över bostadsavdelningen, 2. tr., Utställningsförlaget, Stockholm, 1930, p. 170.

Rabén, Hans (ed.), Det moderna hemmet: inredningskonst i Sverige och andra länder, Natur och kultur, Stockholm, 1937, p. 204.