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Auction archive: Lot number 254

Axel Einar Hjorth, A stained pine

Modern Art + Design
26 Nov 2019, 11:00 - 27 Nov 2019
Estimate
SEK100,000 - SEK125,000
ca. US$10,413 - US$13,017
Price realised:
SEK270,000
ca. US$28,116
Auction archive: Lot number 254

Axel Einar Hjorth, A stained pine

Modern Art + Design
26 Nov 2019, 11:00 - 27 Nov 2019
Estimate
SEK100,000 - SEK125,000
ca. US$10,413 - US$13,017
Price realised:
SEK270,000
ca. US$28,116
Beschreibung:

Axel Einar Hjorth, A stained pine "Sandhamn" bench, Nordiska Kompaniet, 1931.
Carved and stained pine, marked with maker's label, length 300 cm, width 45 cm, height 46 cm.
Krister Littorin (1879-1939) In 1929 Krister Littorin ordered a set of pine furniture from the "Sandhamn" series to his newly built hunting lodge on an island in the Stockholm archipelago. The set was comprising the limestone top table, a pair of lounge chairs, a dining table and four chairs (these were all ordered in 1929) and in 1931 the corner cabinet and the long bench, a special made to order, were added to the set. The model "Sandhamn" was the first of the "Sportstuge series" that Hjorth designed. It was in 1929 and "Sandhamn" was a model actually executed by the Nordiska Kompaniet's carpentry in Nyköping. The other models in the "Sportstuge series" were most likely executed by local carpenters after the drawings executed by Hjorth. The Sandhamn pieces are more exclusive, seen to details and craftmansship, compared to other models in the stained pine series. The Sandhamn pieces from the same estate in this sale are executed during the first years after designed, and the execution is made with a more refined effort, regarding the carved surfaces and finish. The other models in the "Sportstuge series" were most likely executed by local carpenters after the drawings executed by Hjorth. Krister Littorin was an engineer and he was the closest man to the finance magnate Ivar Kreuger, they were associated for a large number of years. Littorin was the deputy managing director at "Tändsticksaktiebolaget" (Swedish Match) and the one who found Ivar Kreuger dead at the Paris hotel on the 12th of March 1932. Littorin was considered to be co-responsible for the Kreuger crash in 1932 and he was sentenced to prison and a damages of SEK 200 million. Subsequently Krister Littorin's substantial collection of antiques was sold at "Bukowskis Konsthandel" on September 7-9 1932
The Sandhamn series was the first model of the "Sportstuge series" Hjorth designed in 1929 This bench was made to order in 1931 at the Nordiska Kompaniet workshop.

Auction archive: Lot number 254
Auction:
Datum:
26 Nov 2019, 11:00 - 27 Nov 2019
Auction house:
Bukowskis Stockholm
Arsenalsgatan 2
Box 1754
111 87 Stockholm
Sweden
info@bukowskis.com
+46 (0)8 6140800
Beschreibung:

Axel Einar Hjorth, A stained pine "Sandhamn" bench, Nordiska Kompaniet, 1931.
Carved and stained pine, marked with maker's label, length 300 cm, width 45 cm, height 46 cm.
Krister Littorin (1879-1939) In 1929 Krister Littorin ordered a set of pine furniture from the "Sandhamn" series to his newly built hunting lodge on an island in the Stockholm archipelago. The set was comprising the limestone top table, a pair of lounge chairs, a dining table and four chairs (these were all ordered in 1929) and in 1931 the corner cabinet and the long bench, a special made to order, were added to the set. The model "Sandhamn" was the first of the "Sportstuge series" that Hjorth designed. It was in 1929 and "Sandhamn" was a model actually executed by the Nordiska Kompaniet's carpentry in Nyköping. The other models in the "Sportstuge series" were most likely executed by local carpenters after the drawings executed by Hjorth. The Sandhamn pieces are more exclusive, seen to details and craftmansship, compared to other models in the stained pine series. The Sandhamn pieces from the same estate in this sale are executed during the first years after designed, and the execution is made with a more refined effort, regarding the carved surfaces and finish. The other models in the "Sportstuge series" were most likely executed by local carpenters after the drawings executed by Hjorth. Krister Littorin was an engineer and he was the closest man to the finance magnate Ivar Kreuger, they were associated for a large number of years. Littorin was the deputy managing director at "Tändsticksaktiebolaget" (Swedish Match) and the one who found Ivar Kreuger dead at the Paris hotel on the 12th of March 1932. Littorin was considered to be co-responsible for the Kreuger crash in 1932 and he was sentenced to prison and a damages of SEK 200 million. Subsequently Krister Littorin's substantial collection of antiques was sold at "Bukowskis Konsthandel" on September 7-9 1932
The Sandhamn series was the first model of the "Sportstuge series" Hjorth designed in 1929 This bench was made to order in 1931 at the Nordiska Kompaniet workshop.

Auction archive: Lot number 254
Auction:
Datum:
26 Nov 2019, 11:00 - 27 Nov 2019
Auction house:
Bukowskis Stockholm
Arsenalsgatan 2
Box 1754
111 87 Stockholm
Sweden
info@bukowskis.com
+46 (0)8 6140800
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