Axel Einar Hjorth
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a stained pine "Sandhamn" corner cabinet, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1931, provenance Brostugan, Drottningholm.
Shelves, the lower part with a door, the back marked with maker's metal label: R33846 - C2 1 31. Height 180 cm, total width ca 95 cm, the sides to the corner ca 70 x 70 cm.
Some damages, the door handle with damage, wear, drilled holes in the back, later lacquer.
Provenance
Brostugan, Drottningholm, Stockholm.
More information
The Sandhamn series was the first model of the "Sportstuge series" that Hjorth designed for Nordiska Kompaniet in 1929.
Brostugan was built as a bridge keeper's residence during the 1780s after Gustav III had the first bridge built between Kärsön and Drottningholm Castle. The building had this function until 1931, when it was instead renovated and rebuilt into a café under the direction of architect Ivar Tengbom. During this transformation, a new interior with "Sportstuge" furniture by Axel Einar Hjorth for Nordiska Kompaniet, model Sandhamn, also took place.
Some of the furniture was custom-made to the building and is thus unique objects.
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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