Carl Hörvik - Nordic Design London Tuesday, September 23, 2014 | Phillips

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  • Exhibited

    'Swedish Contemporary Decorative Arts', The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 18 January-27 February, 1927
    'Exhibition of Swedish Contemporary Art', Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, 9 August-14 October 1927

  • Literature

    Swedish Contemporary Decorative Arts, exh. cat., The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1927, p. 6, cat. 26 for the exhibition catalogue entry, not illustrated
    Exhibition of Swedish Contemporary Art, exh. cat., Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, 1927, p. 7, cat. 14 for the exhibition catalogue entry, not illustrated

  • Catalogue Essay

    Phillips wishes to thank Thomas Ekström for his assistance with the cataloguing of this lot.

Σ88

Important and rare secretaire

1926
Rosewood-veneered wood, rosewood, burr elm-veneered wood, oak-veneered wood, satinwood-veneered wood, brass, gilded leather.
114.1 x 81.5 x 34.7 cm (44 7/8 x 32 1/8 x 13 5/8 in.)
Executed by cabinetmaker Georg Ryman, Sweden. Interior of centre drawer with precious metal label engraved Georg Ryman/Snickare/grund. 1872/Bryggaregatan 16 and marked NK, town mark, maker's mark, Z7, remnants of a paper exhibition label from the Art Institute of Chicago.

Estimate
£20,000 - 30,000 

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Ben Williams
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Nordic Design

London 24 September 2014 6pm