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An Axel Einar Hjorth oak Swedish Modern chest of drawers, Stockholm ca 1940.

Estimate
100 000 - 150 000 SEK
9 130 - 13 700 EUR
9 350 - 14 000 USD
Hammer price
320 000 SEK
Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Eva Seeman
Stockholm
Eva Seeman
Chief Specialist Modern and Contemporary Decorative art and design
+46 (0)708 92 19 69
An Axel Einar Hjorth oak Swedish Modern chest of drawers, Stockholm ca 1940.

Stamped maker's mark to the back. Length 100 cm, depth 46,5 cm, height 66 cm. Key included.

Provenance

Obtained as a gift from Torsten Kreuger in 1941, thence in descent.

More information

Axel Einar Hjorth started his own business after his time as chief architect at Nordiska Kompaniet, 1927-1938. His firm was situated at Kungsgatan in Stockholm.

The advanced shape of this bureau is probably unique.