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Folke Bensow

(Sweden, 1886-1971)
Estimate
20 000 - 25 000 SEK
1 830 - 2 280 EUR
1 870 - 2 340 USD
Hammer price
22 000 SEK
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Jonatan  Jahn
Stockholm
Jonatan Jahn
Head Specialist Contemporary and Modern Design
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Folke Bensow
(Sweden, 1886-1971)

A Swedish Grace cast iron bench "Parkbänk Nr 1", Näfveqvarns Bruk.

Length 149 cm width 66 cm, height 53 cm.

Replaced planks, wear and minor corrosion due to age.

Saleroom notice

Not marked.

Literature

Björk, Christian, Näfveqvarns bruk: konstnärer och arkitekter till industrin, Orosdi-Back, Stockholm, 2013, p. 129.

More information

Designed in 1920.

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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