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Folke Bensow

(Sweden, 1886-1971)
Estimate
75 000 - 100 000 SEK
6 630 - 8 830 EUR
6 830 - 9 110 USD
Hammer price
60 000 SEK
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Folke Bensow
(Sweden, 1886-1971)

a cast iron garden table 'Trädgårdsmöbeln Näfverqvarns n:r 10'.

Lacquered with silver paint. Length 113,5 cm, width 64 cm, height 73,5 cm.

The slab top with a crack, wear.

Provenance

Böksjö, Kolmården, Östergötland.

Literature

Tidskriften Svensk Form, Stockholm 1926, booklet nr 5 5 'Näfveqvarns-gods' pp 109-127.
Otto Schulz (ed), Tidskriften BOET, 1931, Fil Dr Sten Karling 'Konstnärligt gjutjärn från Näfveqvarns Bruk'.
Christian Björk, 'Näfveqvarns Bruk - Konstnärer och arkitekter till industrin', Stockholm 2013, pp 123‑125 and 164.

Designer

Folke Bensow was a Swedish architect and designer. From 1915 to 1930, he ran his own architectural firm in Stockholm and also worked as a furniture designer for, among others, Näfveqvarn.

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