A pair of Swedish easy chairs, 1930s. Provenance building contractor Olle Engkvist.
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Green lacquered wood, rattan details, seat and back covered in a woven textile, height 115 cm, seat height 45 cm.
Wear and damages. Later paint.
Provenance
Villa Engkvist, building contractor Olle Engkvist. The villa was designed by architect Sven Markelius for the Engkvist couple in 1929.
The house was intended as the couple's summer residence. During the 1950s, Markelius designed an extension that was used as the couple's library. In connection with the expansion, the Engkvist couple moved permanently to the house and lived there for the rest of their lives.
Literature
Information about the building from:
Rudberg, Eva, Sven Markelius, arkitekt, Arkitektur, Stockholm, 1989
Engkvist, Olle, Olle Engkvist, byggmästare: [... som i år kan se tillbaka på en trettioårig verksamhet som fri byggnadsföretagare], Bonnier, Stockholm, 1945, sid 104-109.
Picture from ARKDES.