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Axel Einar Hjorth

(Sweden, 1888-1959)
Axel Einar Hjorth, a pair of "Typenko" stools, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1936.Axel Einar Hjorth, a pair of "Typenko" stools, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1936.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a pair of "Typenko" stools, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1936.Axel Einar Hjorth, a pair of "Typenko" stools, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1936.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a pair of "Typenko" stools, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1936.Axel Einar Hjorth, a pair of "Typenko" stools, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1936.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a pair of "Typenko" stools, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1936.Axel Einar Hjorth, a pair of "Typenko" stools, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1936.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a pair of "Typenko" stools, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1936.Axel Einar Hjorth, a pair of "Typenko" stools, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1936.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a pair of "Typenko" stools, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1936.Axel Einar Hjorth, a pair of "Typenko" stools, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1936.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a pair of "Typenko" stools, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1936.Axel Einar Hjorth, a pair of "Typenko" stools, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1936.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a pair of "Typenko" stools, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1936.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a pair of "Typenko" stools, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1936.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a pair of "Typenko" stools, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1936.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a pair of "Typenko" stools, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1936.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a pair of "Typenko" stools, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1936.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a pair of "Typenko" stools, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1936.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a pair of "Typenko" stools, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1936.
Estimate
10 000 - 15 000 SEK
883 - 1 320 EUR
921 - 1 380 USD
Hammer price
17 000 SEK
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Axel Einar Hjorth
(Sweden, 1888-1959)

a pair of "Typenko" stools, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1936.

Stained birch, red textile seats, maker's mark NK R 36171- C13 10 36, height 44 cm, diameter 45 cm.

Wear. Girths slightly loose.

Provenance

Reportedly from the fashion store Regent, Stockholm.

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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