A Swedish Grace "Parkbänk N:r 1" cast iron bench, Näfveqvarns bruk, Sweden.
Black-lacquered, pine seat, marked in the casting NÄFVEQVARN. Length 173 cm, height 54 cm.
Wear, weathered. Later seat boards.
The model was exhibited outside the Swedish pavilion at the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in Paris 1925 and subsequently at the Stockholm Exhibition in 1930.
Kurt Rindståhl, “Näfveqvarn Foundry castings after sculptures by Swedish artists”, Offprint from the Swedish Foundry Association’s publication series 10, 2004, p. 57.
Designed in 1920.
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Folke Bensow was a Swedish architect and designer. From 1915 to 1930, he ran his own architectural firm in Stockholm and also worked as a furniture designer for, among others, Näfveqvarn.
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