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Folke Bensow(Sweden, 1886-1971)
A Folke Bensow cast iron and wood park bench, Näfveqvarn, 20th Century.
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A Folke Bensow cast iron and wood park bench, Näfveqvarn, 20th Century.

Gables of black painted cast iron, seat of green painted wooden planks. Length 101.5, dept 41, height 55 cm.

Renovated, added to with new screws and repainted. Insignificant wear.

Provenance

SAAB-ANA, Nyköping, Sweden (the bench stood with other pieces of Bensow park furniture in the surroundings of the company facilities).
Private collection (the bench was given as a gift to the current owner, employed by the company, when SAAB-ANA did away with the furniture).

More information

The model was exhibited at the Paris World Fair in 1925 outside the Swedish pavillion.

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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