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Axel Einar Hjorth

(Sweden, 1888-1959)
Estimate
20 000 - 25 000 SEK
1 780 - 2 220 EUR
1 850 - 2 320 USD
Hammer price
24 000 SEK
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Axel Einar Hjorth
(Sweden, 1888-1959)

a darkly stained birch sideboard,"Typenko", Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932.

Marked with metal label. 150 x 46, height 82 cm. Key included.

Wear.

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This model was designed by Hjorth in 1931.

Designer

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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