Swedish Grace, daybed, 1920-30s. Provenance building contractor Olle Engkvist, probably made to order for the interior.
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Base in oak wood, feet covered in patinated copper, red textile seat and cushion, height 58 cm, seat height ca 45 cm, length 175 cm, width 65 cm.
Wear.
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
The daybed pictured in
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.
Information about the building from:
Rudberg, Eva, Sven Markelius, arkitekt, Arkitektur, Stockholm, 1989.