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Carl-Axel Acking(Sweden, 1910-2001)
a pair of armchairs, cabinetmaker Carl Bergsten, Stockholm, 1940s.
Estimate
25 000 - 30 000 SEK
≈ 2 280 - 2 740 EUR

A pair of armchairs, cabinetmaker Carl Bergsten, Stockholm, 1940s.

Mahogany frame, seat and back upholstered in green fabric. Height 80 cm, width 66 cm, seat height ca. 38 cm.

Wear, armrests with hairline cracks.

Literature

Åke Stavenow (ed.), “Form: Svenska Slöjdföreningens Tidskrift”, 1943, p. 56.

The model is illustrated in a drawing dated 1943 in the archives of the Stockholm Handicraft Association, identification number 250.1

More about Carl-Axel Acking

Carl-Axel Acking is considered one of the most influential Swedish architects and designers during the 1930s-50s. Acking's furniture and lighting fixtures have been produced by, among others, Svenska Möbelfabrikerna in Bodafors, the Kooperativa Förbundet in Stockholm and Bröderna Malmströms Metallvarufabrik in Malmö, as well as by several cabinetmakers for the Stockholm Crafts Association. He also had an important role in Nordiska Kompaniet's furniture department during the 1940-50s where he designed the iconic "Trienna" chair. Acking had an early breakthrough at the World Exhibition in Paris in 1937, and had many prestigious assignments in the following years. Acking was one of the main architects behind the H55 exhibition in Helsingborg in 1955 and held significant positions within the Swedish world of architecture and design.

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