a pair of stained pine "Väddö" easy chairs, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1930s-40s.
Back with original braided saddle girth, upholstered cushion. Length 80 cm, width 68 cm, height 88 cm.
Wear, the upholstery of the seat with wear and a few holes.
Marine engineer Gösta Liljekvist (1908-1991) & Maj Liljekvist (1912-1987), acquired in the 1940s for their home in Stocksund.
Thence by descent to the present owner.
Catalogue, "A/B Nordiska Kompaniet: Möbler", 1935, model illustrated (n.p.).
Åke Stavenow (ed.), "Form - Svenska Slöjdföreningens Tidskrift", 1935, model illustrated p. 94.
Designed in 1935.