Mahogany. Three-part pedestal base with claw-and-ball feet. Contoured top with a so-called "pie crust" edge. Diameter 62 cm, height 71 cm.
Minor wear. Renovated, repairs. The lid cannot be folded down, the lock is stuck.
Collection of Heidi Boyce Broström (1939–2022), widow of shipowner Dan-Axel Broström (1915–1976).
From the Collection of Heidi Boyce Broström (1943-2022) and Dan Axel Broström (1915-1976).
Dan Axel Broström was the third-generation ship-owner in the prestigious Broström Company group. When he took over the firm in 1949 they had 18 000 employees.
The Canadian model and geologist Heidi was Dan-Axel Broströms third wife, the couple lived at the fashionable Särö, a few miles south of Gothenburg.