Folke Bensow, a Swedish Grace "Parkbänk N:r 1" cast iron bench, Näfveqvarns bruk, Sweden.

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.

Exhibitions

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.

Literature

Kurt Rindståhl, “Näfveqvarn Foundry castings after sculptures by Swedish artists”, Offprint from the Swedish Foundry Association’s publication series 10, 2004, p. 57.

More information

Designed in 1920.

More about Folke Bensow

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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