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Axel Einar Hjorth

(Sweden, 1888-1959)
Estimate
20 000 - 30 000 SEK
1 740 - 2 620 EUR
1 830 - 2 740 USD
Hammer price
20 000 SEK
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Axel Einar Hjorth
(Sweden, 1888-1959)

a "Bridge", easy chair, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.

Birch, partly lacquered in black, spring seat with loose cushion in textile, height 92 cm, seat height including cushion 41 cm.

Wear.

Literature

Pictures from the NK archives. This model exhibited at Nordiska Kompaniet's spring exhibition in 1931 and also "Ängby-villan", 1932.

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Designed 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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