a rare elm sideboard, Svenska Möbelfabrikerna, Bodafors, 1940s.
Interior veneered in mahogany, rectangular with rounded corners, four sections with fluted doors, the outer sections with shelves, the inner sections with drawers, signed and dated on the back Bertil Fridhagen den 21/12. Length 259 cm, depth 48 cm, height 79.5 cm.
Wear, minor veneer damages, the top with stains. Avainet sisältyvät.
Bertil Fridhagen's private collection, Bodafors.
Thence by descent to the present owner.
Stig M H:son Björkman (ed.), "Svenska hem i ord och bilder", 1949, illustrated in the Fridhagen family's home in Bodafors p. 176.
Architect Bertil and Edna Fridhagen moved back to Bodafors in 1937. They then moved into a villa on Parkgatan 3, which was remodelled to suit the family's needs. The home's various functional divisions for socialising, work, and rest are described in an article in the magazine Svenska hem i ord och bilder in 1949. The present sideboard, which the family believes is likely unique, stood in Bertil's workspace in the large living room.