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Axel Einar Hjorth

(Sweden, 1888-1959)
Estimate
20 000 - 25 000 SEK
1 780 - 2 220 EUR
1 870 - 2 340 USD
Hammer price
46 000 SEK
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Axel Einar Hjorth
(Sweden, 1888-1959)

an "Utö" stained pine stool, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930's.

Height 45 cm, diameter 40 cm.

Wear and stains.

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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