a pair of showcase cabinets, from the fashion boutique Oscar Baeckmans, Nordiska Kompaniet, Stockholm 1929.
Nickel plated steel, glass, the front with doors, patinated metal base and top, interior with checkerboard veneered base and roof, adjustable shelves in steel and glass, height 170 cm, width 100 cm, depth 48 cm.
Damages. Wear. Two metal linings to interior missing.
The fashion store, Oscar Baeckmans, Kungsgatan, Stockholm, the interior designed by Axel Einar Hjorth.
Later acquired by Rolf Walter.
Contemporary articles, 1929.
Axel Einar Hjorth was one of Sweden's most significant furniture designers during the Swedish Grace era. He is also known for designing the so-called sports cabin furniture in pine.
Head designer of NK (Nordiska Kompaniet) furniture department 1927-38. His first significant project was NK's exclusive showcase at the International World Fair in Barcelona in 1929, where he presented the cabinet 'Louis' and the model 'Caesar'. In the 1930's he designed more basic models for serial production and rustic furniture in pinewood.
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