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Axel Einar Hjorth

(Sweden, 1888-1959)
Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Bridge" chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Bridge" chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Bridge" chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Bridge" chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Bridge" chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Bridge" chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Bridge" chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Bridge" chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Bridge" chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Bridge" chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Bridge" chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Bridge" chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Bridge" chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Bridge" chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Bridge" chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Bridge" chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Bridge" chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Bridge" chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Bridge" chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Bridge" chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Bridge" chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Bridge" chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Bridge" chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Bridge" chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Bridge" chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Bridge" chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Bridge" chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Bridge" chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Bridge" chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Bridge" chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Bridge" chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Bridge" chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Bridge" chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Bridge" chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Bridge" chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Bridge" chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Bridge" chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Bridge" chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Bridge" chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Bridge" chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Bridge" chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Bridge" chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Bridge" chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Bridge" chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Bridge" chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Bridge" chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Bridge" chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Bridge" chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Bridge" chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Bridge" chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Bridge" chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Bridge" chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Bridge" chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Bridge" chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Bridge" chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Bridge" chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Bridge" chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Bridge" chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Bridge" chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Bridge" chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Bridge" chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Bridge" chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a "Bridge" chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.
Estimate
10 000 - 12 000 SEK
883 - 1 060 EUR
921 - 1 110 USD
Hammer price
20 000 SEK
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Axel Einar Hjorth
(Sweden, 1888-1959)

a "Bridge" chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.

Birch and stained birch, rattan seat, loose cushion in textile, maker's mark NK R35413 - C27 1 32, height 75 cm, seat height including cushion 38 cm.

Minor wear and stains.

Literature

Pictures from the NK archives. This model exhibited at Nordiska Kompaniet's spring exhibition 1931 and also "Ängby-villan", 1932.

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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