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Axel Einar Hjorth

(Sweden, 1888-1959)
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine "Lovö" table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine "Lovö" table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine "Lovö" table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine "Lovö" table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine "Lovö" table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine "Lovö" table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine "Lovö" table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine "Lovö" table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine "Lovö" table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine "Lovö" table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine "Lovö" table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine "Lovö" table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine "Lovö" table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine "Lovö" table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine "Lovö" table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine "Lovö" table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine "Lovö" table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine "Lovö" table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine "Lovö" table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine "Lovö" table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine "Lovö" table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine "Lovö" table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine "Lovö" table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine "Lovö" table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine "Lovö" table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine "Lovö" table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine "Lovö" table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine "Lovö" table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine "Lovö" table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine "Lovö" table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine "Lovö" table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine "Lovö" table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine "Lovö" table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine "Lovö" table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine "Lovö" table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine "Lovö" table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Estimate
50 000 - 60 000 SEK
4 370 - 5 250 EUR
4 610 - 5 530 USD
Hammer price
75 000 SEK
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Axel Einar Hjorth
(Sweden, 1888-1959)

a stained pine "Lovö" table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.

Length 180 cm, width 75 cm, height 72.5 cm.

Wear, dry cracks.

Provenance

Ordered for a villa interior in Stocksund, outside Stockholm, along with other NK furniture designed by Axel Einar Hjorth. The couple who furnished the house got married in 1933 and reportedly ordered the furniture around 1935, thence by descent.
See lots 286-288.

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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