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Axel Einar Hjorth
Pair of 'Stål' chairs
Estimate
£6,000–8,000
Sold For
£7,500
designed 1929, produced 1930s
Nickel-plated tubular metal, painted tubular metal, fabric.
Each: 91 x 47 x 50.5 cm (35 7/8 x 18 1/2 x 19 7/8 in.)
Produced by AB Nordiska Kompaniet, Stockholm, Sweden. One chair impressed with 2 and 22 and the other chair impressed twice with 8.
Full-Cataloguing
The present model was exhibited at the International Exhibition, Barcelona, 20 May 1929-15 January 1930 and 'The Stockholm Exhibition: Swedish Arts & Crafts and Home Industries', Djurgården, Stockholm, May - September 1930.
An example of the 'Stål' chair is included in the permanent collection of the National Museum, Stockholm.
An example of the 'Stål' chair is included in the permanent collection of the National Museum, Stockholm.