a "Sandhamn" stained pine and granite top table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930's.
Length 71,5 cm, width 45 cm, height 56 cm.
Normal wear. The top possibly later.
This table was ordered to a flat at Norr Mälarstrand in Stockholm and was later inherited by ancestors to the woman in the family born in 1898.
In the estate inventory dated in 1956 the table was described as a stone top flower table and the value given was 30 :-
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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