Axel Einar Hjorth
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a display cabinet, probably by the master cabinetmaker Albin Johansson, Sweden c. 1927.
This is a version of the model shown in New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1927. Birch, partly stained, stylized, carved relief decoration, mounted on a base, height 142 cm, width 107 cm, depth 40 cm. Key included.
Minor nicks to framework.
Exhibitions
New York, Metropolitan Museum of Arts in 1927, a version of this cabinet was included in the exhibition "Swedish Contemporary Decorative Arts".
Literature
Christian Björk, Thomas Ekström, Eric Ericson, "Axel Einar Hjorth Möbelarkitekt", Signum, Lund 2009, p 29.
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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