an Art Nouveau sculpted and carved pine chair, Sweden, 1915.
Carved decoration of pine cones and branches, loose seat cushion with brown leather, signed FJÄSTAD and with an inscription under the seat "Sommaren 1915 till Hilda af Knut F" (Summer 1915 to Hilda af Knut F). Height 72 cm, width 50 cm, seat height 46 cm.
Dry cracks.
A gift in 1915 from Knut Fjaestad to Hilda Eklund, Skönnerud.
Thence by descent to the present owner.
A postcard addressed to Hilda and Arvid Eklund from Knut Fjaestad at Christmas 1926, as well as a photograph of Fjaestad, accompanies this lot.