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Axel Einar Hjorth

(Sweden, 1888-1959)
Axel Einar Hjorth, an oak and pine table 'Wärmdö', Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.Axel Einar Hjorth, an oak and pine table 'Wärmdö', Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, an oak and pine table 'Wärmdö', Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.Axel Einar Hjorth, an oak and pine table 'Wärmdö', Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, an oak and pine table 'Wärmdö', Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.Axel Einar Hjorth, an oak and pine table 'Wärmdö', Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, an oak and pine table 'Wärmdö', Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.Axel Einar Hjorth, an oak and pine table 'Wärmdö', Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, an oak and pine table 'Wärmdö', Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.Axel Einar Hjorth, an oak and pine table 'Wärmdö', Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, an oak and pine table 'Wärmdö', Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.Axel Einar Hjorth, an oak and pine table 'Wärmdö', Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, an oak and pine table 'Wärmdö', Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.Axel Einar Hjorth, an oak and pine table 'Wärmdö', Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, an oak and pine table 'Wärmdö', Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.Axel Einar Hjorth, an oak and pine table 'Wärmdö', Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, an oak and pine table 'Wärmdö', Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.Axel Einar Hjorth, an oak and pine table 'Wärmdö', Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, an oak and pine table 'Wärmdö', Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, an oak and pine table 'Wärmdö', Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, an oak and pine table 'Wärmdö', Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, an oak and pine table 'Wärmdö', Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, an oak and pine table 'Wärmdö', Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, an oak and pine table 'Wärmdö', Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, an oak and pine table 'Wärmdö', Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, an oak and pine table 'Wärmdö', Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, an oak and pine table 'Wärmdö', Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Estimate
20 000 - 30 000 SEK
1 740 - 2 620 EUR
1 830 - 2 740 USD
Hammer price
44 000 SEK
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Axel Einar Hjorth
(Sweden, 1888-1959)

an oak and pine table 'Wärmdö', Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.

The top of oak, the base of stained pine. 160 x 64 cm, height 76 cm.

Wear, marks. The top not mounted.

More information

The first models in the Wärmdö series combined oak and pine in different variations. This is likely an early version of the dining table in the series.

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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