a specially commissioned cabinet, variant of model "Caesar", 1943.
Veneered with walnut, edge banded doors with burl veneer, on decorated legs ending in paw feet on a plinth. Shelving interior. Marked on the back with model number 45030 and metal label inside NK A·B· NORDISKA KOMPANIET STOCKHOLM. Length 101 cm, depth 48 cm, height 180 cm. Key included.
Minor wear.
Plåtmanufaktur AB, Stockholm. Possibly commissioned by the company's CEO Knut Laurin (1909-1970), who took up his position in 1943, and was also a regular customer at Nordiska Kompaniet.
Catalogue, "Möbler från A/B Nordiska Kompaniet", 1936, compare with the cabinet model "Caesar" drawing number 38905.
NK's chief architect Axel Einar Hjorth designed the "Caesar" model series in 1928. The present cabinet is based on a cabinet model in the series and is part of a larger interior commissioned by Plåtmanufaktur AB in 1943. The drawing in NK's customer ledger in the archives of Nordiska Museet is dated July 19, 1943.