a set of six "Utö" stained pine chairs, Nordiska Kompaniet 1930s.
Seat height 44 cm.
Wear and minor dry cracks, stains, varnished, legs slightly loose at the joints.
Shipowner Oscar Mauritz Thore (1899‑1971), purchased for a sports cabin on the Kulla Peninsula, Skåne in about 1942.
Designed in 1932.
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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