a set of six stained birch chairs, Nordiska Kompaniet, ca 1926-28, for the Stockholm Public Library.
Webbing seat, manufacturer's label A·B· NORDISKA KOMPANIET R 1 - C 19505. Height 82.5 cm, seat height 43.5 cm.
Wear and repairs, the surface lacquered, reupholstered.
Diplomat and UN ambassador Bo Asplund (1950-2024), grandson of architect Gunnar Asplund.
Thence by descent to the present owner.
Nils G. Wollin, "Hemmet och den moderna smaken", Natur & Kultur 1928, p. 75.
Gustav Holmdahl, Sven Ivar Lind & Kjell Ödeen (eds.), "Gunnar Asplund arkitekt: 1885-1940: Ritningar, skisser och fotografier", Byggförlaget 1981, see photo from the public library p. 136.
Monica Boman (ed.), "Svenska Möbler 1890‑1990", Signum 1991, model illustrated p. 134.
Designed for the Stockholm Public Library ca 1926-28, where it was primarily placed in the study circle rooms.