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Axel Einar Hjorth

(Sweden, 1888-1959)
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine 'Utö' table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine 'Utö' table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine 'Utö' table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine 'Utö' table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine 'Utö' table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine 'Utö' table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine 'Utö' table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine 'Utö' table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine 'Utö' table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine 'Utö' table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine 'Utö' table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine 'Utö' table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine 'Utö' table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine 'Utö' table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine 'Utö' table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine 'Utö' table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine 'Utö' table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine 'Utö' table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine 'Utö' table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine 'Utö' table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine 'Utö' table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine 'Utö' table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine 'Utö' table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine 'Utö' table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine 'Utö' table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine 'Utö' table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine 'Utö' table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine 'Utö' table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine 'Utö' table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine 'Utö' table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine 'Utö' table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine 'Utö' table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine 'Utö' table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine 'Utö' table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine 'Utö' table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine 'Utö' table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine 'Utö' table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine 'Utö' table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth, a stained pine 'Utö' table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.
Estimate
150 000 - 200 000 SEK
13 200 - 17 700 EUR
13 800 - 18 400 USD
Hammer price
300 000 SEK
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Axel Einar Hjorth
(Sweden, 1888-1959)

a stained pine 'Utö' table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.

ca 69 x 55 cm, height 48,5 cm.

Wear and marks. Minor dry cracks.

Provenance

Acquired during the 1930s by a Norwegian living in Norway but did the interior shopping in Sweden. The picture in the catalogue dates 1941 and shows the family in their "hytte".

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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