A chinoiserie bar cabinet from Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, mid 20th century.
Mahogany and mahogany veneer. A pair of doors with brass fittings with two shelves, two drawers, and two pull-out leaves behind. Glass interior with green foil. Lighting inside. Width 98.5, depth 46, height 148 cm.
Occasional signs of wear, marks, and veneer damage. Electrical lighting not tested.
Nordiska Kompaniets verkstäder (the Nordiska Kompaniet workshops) were a Swedish manufacturer of furniture and lighting fixtures for the department store Nordiska Kompaniet (NK) between 1904 and 1973. The company had its factory in Nyköping and was once the city's largest industry. In the workshops, both specially commissioned and serially produced furniture were executed. During the 1920s, NK's workshops produced interiors for many public buildings including the Concert Hall in Stockholm and the offices of the Swedish Match Company. From the 1930s and onwards, commissioned interior design projects were an essential part of the workshops' output. The architect Carl Bergsten was chief architect at the workshops between 1917 and 1921, and Axel Einar Hjorth held the position between 1927 and 1938.
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