Axel Einar Hjorth
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a special commissioned dining table, "Birka", Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Top venered in stained ash, feet in stained maple or birch, maker's metal plaque NK R 38854B C 32133, height 74 cm, width 98 cm, length 176 cm, three extra leaves included à 60 cm, total length 356 cm.
Wear and minor damages.
Literature
Picture from The Nordiska Kompaniet catalogue 1935.
More information
The model Birka was presented by Nordiska Kompaniet in 1935. The example is a special commission by a customer with a slightly wider table top and possibly som different materials.
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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