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Axel Einar Hjorth

(Sweden, 1888-1959)
Axel Einar Hjorth, a set of four 'Lovö' chairs, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.Axel Einar Hjorth, a set of four 'Lovö' chairs, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a set of four 'Lovö' chairs, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.Axel Einar Hjorth, a set of four 'Lovö' chairs, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a set of four 'Lovö' chairs, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.Axel Einar Hjorth, a set of four 'Lovö' chairs, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a set of four 'Lovö' chairs, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.Axel Einar Hjorth, a set of four 'Lovö' chairs, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a set of four 'Lovö' chairs, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.Axel Einar Hjorth, a set of four 'Lovö' chairs, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a set of four 'Lovö' chairs, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.Axel Einar Hjorth, a set of four 'Lovö' chairs, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a set of four 'Lovö' chairs, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.Axel Einar Hjorth, a set of four 'Lovö' chairs, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a set of four 'Lovö' chairs, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.Axel Einar Hjorth, a set of four 'Lovö' chairs, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a set of four 'Lovö' chairs, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.Axel Einar Hjorth, a set of four 'Lovö' chairs, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a set of four 'Lovö' chairs, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a set of four 'Lovö' chairs, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a set of four 'Lovö' chairs, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a set of four 'Lovö' chairs, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a set of four 'Lovö' chairs, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a set of four 'Lovö' chairs, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a set of four 'Lovö' chairs, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a set of four 'Lovö' chairs, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a set of four 'Lovö' chairs, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Estimate
80 000 - 100 000 SEK
7 000 - 8 750 EUR
7 370 - 9 220 USD
Hammer price
135 000 SEK
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Axel Einar Hjorth
(Sweden, 1888-1959)

a set of four 'Lovö' chairs, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.

Stained pine, model with the high back, iron mounts, loose cushions in a wool textile (original textile underneath), height 95 cm, seat height ca 45 cm.

Wear and marks. Reinforced with bolts to back.

Provenance

Hotel Margareta in Umeå, Sweden. A comission by J Hammarberg, 1939.

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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