A Swedish Grace table, cabinetmaker Albin Johansson, Stockholm, for Villa Kvikkjokk, 1927.
Rectangular, lacquered in Chinese red, carved and gilded relief decoration of floral ornamentation. Length 15 cm, width 62 cm, height 63 cm.
Partial loss of colour. Glass top included.
Industrialist, banker & newspaper owner Torsten Kreuger (1884-1973), Villa Kvikkjokk, Djurgården.
Thence by descent to the present owner.
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Torsten Kreuger ordered several sets of furniture designed by Carl Malmsten, both for Villa Kvikkjokk and later for Villa Ekudden. The drawing for the present table is registered in the Carl Malmsten archive and is dated 1927. It is noted that it was designed for the hall of Villa Kvikkjokk. The model later appears in a veneered version with rich inlaid decoration that was exhibited at the World’s Fair in Paris in 1937.
Carl Malmsten is one of Sweden's most famous furniture designers. Many of his furniture are considered modern design classics, for example, the cane chair "Lilla Åland", the armchair "Farmor", the sofa "Samsas", the cabinet "Herrgården", and the furniture series "Vardag".
Both "Lilla Åland" and "Vardag" adopted the ideals of "beautiful everyday goods" of the 1940s. Their neat shape and frugal design quickly became timeless interior details that we still see in many homes today.
At the beginning of his career, Malmsten interned at various carpentry workshops and studied furniture at Nordiska museet and Skansen. He had his breakthrough in 1916 when he was commissioned to design part of the interior of Stockholm's City Hall.
During his career, Malmsten collaborated with several architects, such as Ragnar Östberg, Ivar Tengbom, and Ferdinand Boberg. He designed furniture for Stockholm's concert hall and Ulriksdal castle. He participated in the now iconic hosing exhibition at Liljevalchs gallery in 1917, where the term "Beautiful everyday goods" was coined.
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