Axel Einar Hjorth
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a console table, "Louis", Nordiska Kompaniet, Stockholm 1928.
Macassar ebony, carved and gilt details, marked with metal label NK 33248 -24070. 71 x 34 cm, height 48,5 cm.
Minor wear.
Literature
Christian Björk, Thomas Ekström, Eric Ericson, "Axel Einar Hjorth Möbelarkitekt", Bokförlaget Signum, 2009. P 85, this model depicted together with a mirror.
The model "Louis" was designed in 1928 and was shown at the Worlds's Fair in Barcelona in 1929 and in London 1931.
In the same set was included the extraordinary cabinet "Louis" which was sold at Bukowskis in 2002 and still is the piece by Hjorth that has reached the highest price at auction, hammer price 1,150,000 SEK.
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The drawing for this table is dated August 6th 1928.
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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