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Axel Einar Hjorth

(Sweden, 1888-1959)
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30 000 - 40 000 SEK
2 650 - 3 530 EUR
2 730 - 3 640 USD
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65 000 SEK
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Axel Einar Hjorth
(Sweden, 1888-1959)

a set of four stained pine "Sandhamn" chairs, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1933.

Marked with maker's metal label R33845 - C 28 9 33. Height 86,5, seat height 46,5 cm including paws underneath the legs.

Minor wear.

Provenance

Sven Wingquist (1876-1953), the caretaker's residence Björnudden at the estate Reminingstorp, Västergötland. Wingquist was for instance the inventor of the ball bearings for SKF.

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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