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John Kandell

(Sweden, 1925-1991)
Estimate
30 000 - 40 000 SEK
2 920 - 3 900 EUR
3 400 - 4 530 USD
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40 000 SEK
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John Kandell
(Sweden, 1925-1991)

A "HI-26" cabinet for HI-gruppen, executed by David Sjölinder, Sweden 1950-60's.

Mahogany, drawers and cabinet, height 150 cm, width 75 cm, depth 38 cm. Key included.

Minor wear, somewhat faded. Keys included.

Provenance

Designer Lars Ljunglöf,
thence by decent.

Exhibitions

Exhibited at "HI-gruppen", ArkDes, 13 september – 19 november 2017.

Literature

Örn, Johan, HI-gruppen och hantverkets återkomst: svenska möbler och inredningar 1960-1966 = The HI-group and the return of craft : Swedish furniture and interiors 1960-1966, ArkDes, [Stockholm], 2017.

Lundahl, Gunilla, John Kandell: balanskonstnär : solitär : rävröd, Raster, Stockholm, 1992.

The cabinet was designed in 1958-59, and Kandell called it "The Mahogany cabinet".