Axel Einar Hjorth
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a set of occasional tables, probably 'Sibylla', Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930's.
Green lacquered pine, the largest table 52,5 x 39 cm, height 59 cm.
Wear, lacquer losses.
Provenance
A private estate on the west coast of Sweden, completed and decorated around 1934-35. The house was decorated with contemporary furniture like Alvar Aalto and Axel Einar Hjorth. In addition to the auction furniture, there was also a bookshelf and chair in the Sibylla series lacquered in the same color as these tables.
Designer
Axel Einar Hjorth is considered one of Sweden's most significant furniture designers during the 1920s and 30s. Hjorth's early employers included Svenska Möbelfabrikerna in Bodafors and the Stockholm Crafts Association. The big breakthrough came as chief architect for Nordiska Kompaniet, a position he took up in 1927 and held until 1938. Hjorth's first major assignment was the Nordiska Kompaniet's lavish stand at the World Exhibition in Barcelona in 1929, to then participate in several major international exhibitions during the following decade. In 1929, Hjorth also breaks new ground and designs the first series of rustic furniture in stained pine, the so-called sports cabin furniture that was named "Lovö", "Utö" and "Sandhamn" after the islands in the Stockholm archipelago.
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