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Axel Einar Hjorth

(Sweden, 1888-1959)
Estimate
15 000 - 20 000 SEK
1 330 - 1 780 EUR
1 400 - 1 870 USD
Hammer price
17 000 SEK
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Axel Einar Hjorth
(Sweden, 1888-1959)

a "Typenko" table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1934.

Stained birch, steel base, maker's mark NK R 36110 C 6 11 34, height 55 cm, diameter 80 cm.

Wear.

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The model was designed in 1931.

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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