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Nordiska Kompaniet

(Sweden, Founded in 1902)
Estimate
10 000 - 12 000 SEK
894 - 1 070 EUR
907 - 1 090 USD
Hammer price
8 000 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
Nordiska Kompaniet
(Sweden, Founded in 1902)

a stained pine chest of drawers, "Sportstugemöbel", Sweden 1930-40's.

Brassfittings around the keyholes. Marked with pencil Byrå NK (Chest of drawers NK) 89 x 43 cm, height 85,5 cm.

Stains, wear.

Provenance

This chest of drawers derives from an interior with "sportstugemöbler". The major part was the models Lovö and Utö designed by Axel Einar Hjorth, but also some pieces designed by David Rosén for the Nordiska Kompaniet.

Designer

Nordiska Kompaniets verkstäder (the Nordiska Kompaniet workshops) were a Swedish manufacturer of furniture and lighting fixtures for the department store Nordiska Kompaniet (NK) between 1904 and 1973. The company had its factory in Nyköping and was once the city's largest industry. In the workshops, both specially commissioned and serially produced furniture were executed. During the 1920s, NK's workshops produced interiors for many public buildings including the Concert Hall in Stockholm and the offices of the Swedish Match Company. From the 1930s and onwards, commissioned interior design projects were an essential part of the workshops' output. The architect Carl Bergsten was chief architect at the workshops between 1917 and 1921, and Axel Einar Hjorth held the position between 1927 and 1938.

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