Axel Einar Hjorth - Nordic Design London Wednesday, September 25, 2013 | Phillips

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  • Literature

    Bengt Theodor Lundberg, Arts and crafts at the Swedish Chicago Exposition 1933, Stockholm, 1933, pp. 32-33
    Christian Björk, Axel Einar Hjorth: möbelarkitekt, Stockholm, 2009, p. 64

  • Catalogue Essay

    The present model desk was exhibited at Swedish Chicago Exposition, 1933.

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Desk and chair

circa 1933
Desk: macassar-veneered wood; chair: macassar-veneered wood, leather, nickel-plated metal.
Desk: 74.8 x 204.7 x 68.4 cm (29 1/2 x 80 5/8 x 26 7/8 in.); chair: 87.5 x 52.5 x 53 cm (34 1/2 x 20 5/8 x 20 7/8 in.)
Manufactured by AB Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden. Underside of desk with manufacturer’s metal label impressed with NK R 35460A C27831 and interior of drawer with metal label NK A∙B∙NORDISKA KOMPANIET STOCKHOLM.

Estimate
£30,000 - 40,000 

Sold for £92,500

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Nordic Design

London 26 September 2013