Axel Einar Hjorth Tables
Swedish, 1888-1959
Swedish furniture designer Axel Einar Hjorth created tables, chairs, cabinets and other pieces that were as elegant as they were functional, and he frequently worked in references to a litany of inspirations including French Art Deco, Gustavian style and modernism. Ahead of his time, his style was refined and daringly simple.
Born in Krokek, Sweden, Hjorth grew up in a foster family and at 20 moved to Stockholm where he studied architecture and design at the Högre Konstindustriella Skolan (now the University of Arts, Crafts & Design). Although he dropped out when his foster father died, he went on to work for some of the largest furniture manufacturers in Sweden during the 1920s.
Hjorth’s work was featured in the 1923 Gothenburg Exhibition world’s fair, and he exhibited a birch and cherry cabinet in the 1927 “Swedish Contemporary Decorative Arts” exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. His role as the head of the furniture department at Nordiska Kompaniet (NK), an upscale department store in Stockholm, from 1927 to 1938, further brought his designs to widespread acclaim, including pieces exhibited at the 1929 Barcelona International Exposition.
At the 1930 Stockholm Exhibition, an influential event in the emergence of functionalism in Swedish design, Hjorth exhibited a dozen room settings that featured examples of sportstugemöbler. These furniture lines were named for islands in Sweden’s archipelago — Utö, Blidö and Torö — with designs intended for cabins and vacation homes. The use of solid Swedish pine in these pieces revealed a love of traditional rustic furniture while the simple forms boldly looked to the future. He also brought his eclectic influences to armchairs formed from tubular metal, blocky case pieces made from birch and upholstered sofas with neoclassical details, each exuberantly mixing form and function.
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Creator: Axel Einar Hjorth
Library / Console Table in Acid-Stained Pine by Axel Einar Hjorth, 1932
By Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Library / Console Table in Acid-Stained Pine by Axel Einar Hjorth, 1932
Additional Information:
Material: Acid-stained pine
Style: Mid century, Scandinavian
Very rare library / cons...
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20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Axel Einar Hjorth Tables
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Pine
Axel Einar Hjorth Roma set extendable table and chairs, 1920's
By Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Uccle, BE
Table extends from 148-260cm/58-102 inches
Chairs measure H91 x W42 x D42 x Seat H45cm/ H36 x W16.5 x D16.5 x Seat H18 inches.
Axel Einar Hjorth was a pioneering Swedish designer wh...
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1920s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Axel Einar Hjorth Tables
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Birch
Dining Table Värmdö in Pine by Axel Einar Hjorth, 1930's, Nordiska Kompaniet
By Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Dining Table in Pine by Axel Einar Hjorth, 1930's
Additional Information:
Material: Pine
Style: Mid century, Scandinavian
Very rare dining table model Värmdö
Produced by Nordiska Ko...
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20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Axel Einar Hjorth Tables
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Pine
Triangular Coffee Table in Elm and Raw Glass Top by Axel Einar Hjorth, 1940's
By Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Coffee Table in Elm and Raw Glass Top by Axel Einar Hjorth, 1940's
Additional Information:
Material: Elm and raw glass top
Style: Mid century, Scandinavian
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20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Axel Einar Hjorth Tables
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Elm, Glass
Axel Einar Hjorth Extendable Table, Macassar, 1930
By Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Dronten, NL
This beautiful Scandinavian Modern extendable dining table or writing desk is designed by Axel Einar Hjorth for NK in the 1930s. The base and extension leaves are lacquered in a won...
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1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Axel Einar Hjorth Tables
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Birch, Macassar
Axel Einar Hjorth ‘Sport’ solid pine table by Nordiska Kompaniet
By Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in TOLLEBEEK, NL
Scandinavian Modern solid pine table from Swedish icon Axel Einar Hjorth for Nordiska Kompaniet, 1930s.
Condition
Good, age related wear and marks, original patina
Dimensions
heigh...
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1930s Swedish Vintage Axel Einar Hjorth Tables
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Pine
Dining Room Table Caesar by Axel Einar Hjorth with Original Extensions, 1920s
By NK (Nordiska Kompaniet), Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare Ceasar dining room table.
Design by Axel Einar Hjorth for NK Nordiska Kompaniet.
Striking Swedish design from the 1920s.
Original gilt birch base with hand-carv...
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1920s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Axel Einar Hjorth Tables
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Birch, Walnut, Burl
Axel Einar Hjorth 'Lovö' table for Nordiska Kompaniet, 1930th.
By Nordiska Kompaniet, Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Long Island City, NY
A coffee or side table designed by Axel Einar Hjorth, for Nordiska Kompaniet, Model “L0v0″, Circa 1930th.
Acid stained pine. Diam 24″. H 20”. Production drawing number by pencil on ...
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1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Axel Einar Hjorth Tables
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Pine
Axel Einar Hjorth for Nordiska Kompaniet, Carved Library Table, Sweden, c. 1928
By Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in New York, NY
Each element of this extraordinary table invites closer inspection. And yet, despite its lush veneers, unusual geometric base, and legs which taper and bulge in an elaborately carved sequence, it’s more than its constituent merits—it is, rather, a singularly cohesive and arresting whole.
Embossed AB NORDISKA KOMPANIET and impressed R33214 - C18444.
Exhibited:
A similar library table (140 cm length) shown on November exhibition of Nordiska Kompaniet (famous department store of Stockholm) in 1928.
Bibliography:
Christian Björk, Thomas Ekström...
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1920s Vintage Axel Einar Hjorth Tables
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Birch, Walnut
1930s "Record" desk by Axel Einar Hjorth, NK, Sweden, 1930s
By Nordiska Kompaniet, Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Stockholm, SE
Luxurious “Record” desk by Axel Einar Hjorth, with birch root top and sides and framed with contrasting zebrano. Asymmetric design with drawers on the right and elegantly curved left...
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1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Axel Einar Hjorth Tables
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Birch, Zebra Wood
Axel Einar Hjorth Squared "Lovö" Pine Table by Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s
By NK (Nordiska Kompaniet), Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Stockholm, SE
Very rare mid century coffee / side table model "Lovö" in solid stained pine by Axel Einar Hjorth produced by Nordiska Kompaniet, 1932. In good original condition.
Dimensions: H: 5...
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1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Axel Einar Hjorth Tables
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Pine
Mid Century Pine Wood Desk by Axel Einar Hjorth for Nordiska Kompaniet, 1940s
By NK (Nordiska Kompaniet), Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Stockholm, SE
Very rare Scandinavian mid century wooden desk model "Värmdö" in pine by Axel Einar Hjorth for Nordiska Kompaniet Stockholm, 1940s. In go...
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Axel Einar Hjorth Tables
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Pine
Axel Einar Hjorth Sibylla desk and armchair, Sweden 1930’s
By NK (Nordiska Kompaniet), Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Valby, 84
Rare and important Axel Einar Hjorth desk and armchair from the Sibylla series in the original white and red lacquer, the chair has the original white lacquer and has been reupholste...
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1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Axel Einar Hjorth Tables
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Leather, Wood, Pine
Swedish Art Deco Grace Axel Einar Hjorth table with tiles, 1931
By Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Uccle, BE
Rare Art Deco piece, coffee table with beautiful spiral legs made of red beech and black tiles with gold motif.
Dimensions for this table with turned legs of red beech is H 56 x W5...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Axel Einar Hjorth Tables
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Beech
Modernist "Sport" Console table by Axel Einar Hjorth, NK, Sweden, 1930s
By NK (Nordiska Kompaniet), Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Stockholm, SE
Elegant console table by Axel Einar Hjorth from the “Sport” series, in a rustic design made in stained pine. Beautiful proportions.
“Sport” is one of the series of furniture include...
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1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Axel Einar Hjorth Tables
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Pine
Modernist "Utö" stools by Axel Einar Hjorth, NK, Sweden, 1930s
By NK (Nordiska Kompaniet), Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Stockholm, SE
Pair of “Utö” stools by Axel Einar Hjorth, made from pine. Rustic design, decorative spheres on the seats.
“Utö” is one of the series of furniture included in NK:s “Sporstugemöbler”...
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1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Axel Einar Hjorth Tables
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Pine
An Authentic Utö table by Axel Einar Hjorth for Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932
By Axel Einar Hjorth, Nordiska Kompaniet
Located in Hønefoss, 30
A rare and authentic version of the iconic Utö table designer Axel Einar Hjorth, manufactured by Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932. This particular Utö represents one of the rarer and...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Axel Einar Hjorth Tables
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Pine
Axel Einar Hjorth Uto Table
By Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Los Gatos, CA
Axel Einar Hjorth Uto table, Sweden, 1930s
Acquired by original owner in Sweden
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1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Axel Einar Hjorth Tables
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Pine
"Cooldige" side table by Axel Einar Hjorth for Nordiska Kompaniet Sweden 1928.
By NK (Nordiska Kompaniet), Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Ystad, SE
Seldom seen "Cooldige" side table designed by Axel Einar Hjorth and produced by Nordiska Kompaniet Sweden 1928.
Originaly made in ebonized birch, this one with later white paint.
ma...
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1920s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Axel Einar Hjorth Tables
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Birch
Axel Einar Hjorth Sibylla entrance table 1930’s
By NK (Nordiska Kompaniet), Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Valby, 84
Rare and important vanity/entrance piece by Swedish designer Axel Einar Hjorth from the Sibylla series designed in 1933, this specific piece was manufactured in the middle of the 193...
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1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Axel Einar Hjorth Tables
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Pine
Axel-Einar Hjorth, 'Lovö' Table, Nordiska Kompaniet, 1932
By Nordiska Kompaniet, Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Berlin, DE
Pine 'Lovö' table by Swedish Modernist Axel-Einar Hjorth, manufactured by Nordiska Kompaniet in Sweden, circa 1932.
Best known for his modern reduced design, this table by Axel-Eina...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Axel Einar Hjorth Tables
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Pine
Scandinavian Modern "Skoga" Dining Table, Axel Einar Hjorth, Nk, Sweden, 1930s
By Axel Einar Hjorth, NK (Nordiska Kompaniet)
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rustic “Skoga” dining table by Axel Einar Hjorth, made from pine. Chunky rounded lines.
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1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Axel Einar Hjorth Tables
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Pine
"Vaddo" Pine Table by Axel Einar Hjorth
By Axel Einar Hjorth, NK (Nordiska Kompaniet)
Located in Long Island City, NY
A rare Axel Einar Hjorth pine table, model "Vaddo" designed in 1935 for Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden. Produced in 1930th. Featured at NK Mobler catalogue in 1935. Pencil marked with dr...
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1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Axel Einar Hjorth Tables
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Pine
1920s Swedish Grace Period Side Table
By Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in New York, NY
The fine oak rectangular top with rounded corners supported at each end by slender baluster shaped turnings joined by stretcher at base with brass clad feet and stretcher having orig...
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1920s Swedish Vintage Axel Einar Hjorth Tables
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Oak
Swedish Art Deco Axel E Hjorth "Roma" Desk
By Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Uccle, BE
Produced by Bodafors in Sweden. Stained flamed birch desk "Roma" for Svenska Möbelfabriken Bodafors, SMF. Designed by Axel Einar Hjorth.
Axel Einar Hjorth (1888-1959) was an importa...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Axel Einar Hjorth Tables
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Birch
Axel Einar Hjorth Console Table Model Louis Produced by Nordiska Kompaniet
By Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Very rare console table model Louis designed by Axel Einar Hjorth. Produced by Nordiska Kompaniet in Sweden.
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1920s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Axel Einar Hjorth Tables
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Ebony
"Lovö" Occasional Table, Axel Einar Hjorth, NK, Sweden, 1930s
By Axel Einar Hjorth, NK (Nordiska Kompaniet)
Located in Stockholm, SE
Pine “Lovö” console or small coffee table by Axel Einar Hjorth. Sleek lines in a solid, chunky design.
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1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Axel Einar Hjorth Tables
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Pine
Axel-Einar Hjorth, 'Lovö' Table, Nordiska Kompaniet, 1932
By Nordiska Kompaniet, Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Berlin, DE
Pine 'Lovö' table by Swedish Modernist Axel-Einar Hjorth, manufactured by Nordiska Kompaniet in Sweden, circa 1932.
Best known for his modern reduced design, this table by Axel-Eina...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Axel Einar Hjorth Tables
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Pine
Axel Einar Hjorth Swedish Grace Mahogany Console Center Table for NK, Stockholm
By NK (Nordiska Kompaniet), Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in New York, NY
A stunning Axel Einar Hjorth Swedish Grace period (1920- 30) solid mahogany console or center table with carved and parcel gilt Caryatid heads and claw feet. The top is veneered with...
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Early 20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Axel Einar Hjorth Tables
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Gold Leaf
1930s Axel Einar Hjorth Extesible Dining Table
By Axel Einar Hjorth, NK (Nordiska Kompaniet)
Located in Madrid, ES
Extensible dining table designed by Axel Einar Hjorth in Elm wood and dyed Elm wood details, with two birch extensions. Produced in 1938 by Nordiska Kompaniet, tagged NK R 40001 - C8...
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1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Axel Einar Hjorth Tables
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Birch, Elm
Axel Einar Hjorth Lovö Dining Table
By Axel Einar Hjorth, Nordiska Kompaniet
Located in Chicago, IL
Made b:y Nordiska Kompaniets Verkstäder, Sweden, 1931
Material: pine
Size: 70.75 W × 29.75 D × 28.5 H in.
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1930s Swedish Vintage Axel Einar Hjorth Tables
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Pine
Table by Axel Einar Hjorth model "Radio" for NK
By Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Long Island City, NY
A table designed by Axel Einar Hjorth for Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden , Circa 1930th. Model "Radio".
Stained birch. Manufacturer label with numbers attached.
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1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Axel Einar Hjorth Tables
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Birch
Axel Einar Hjorth 'Lovö' table for Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1932
By NK (Nordiska Kompaniet), Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in London, GB
Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1932
A Swedish Pine Lovö dining table designed by Axel Einar Hjorth for Nordiska Kompaniet in the 1930s. Hjorth was majo...
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20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Axel Einar Hjorth Tables
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Wood
Axel Einar Hjorth "Lovö" Dining Table by Nordiska Kompaniant, 1930s
By Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in San Francisco, CA
A dining table by Axel Einar Hjorth. Beautifully grained Oregon pine with a matte finish.
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1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Axel Einar Hjorth Tables
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Pine
Axel Einar Hjorth "Lovö" Table by Nordiska Kompaniet, 1930s
By Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare "Lovo¨" dining table by Axel Einar Hjorth, 1930s.
Solid pine with great original patina, never restored.
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1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Axel Einar Hjorth Tables
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Pine
Axel Einar Hjorth "Sport" Table by Nordiska Kompaniet, 1930s
By Nordiska Kompaniet, Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Paris, FR
Rare dining table model "Sport" designed by Axel Einar Hjorth, in the 1930s.
Axel Einar Hjorth (1888-1959)
Manufactured by Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden.
Solid pine.
Very good con...
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1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Axel Einar Hjorth Tables
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Pine
"Lovo" Series Table by Nordiska Kompaniet
By Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Long Island City, NY
Pine table "Lovo" series, produced by Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, circa late 1930. The drawings number 42127 from Nordiska Kompaniet archival.
The table is extendable with two exten...
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1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Axel Einar Hjorth Tables
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Pine
Pair of Axel-Einar Hjorth "Skoga" Stools / Side Tables by Nk, Sweden, 1930s
By Axel Einar Hjorth, NK (Nordiska Kompaniet)
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare pair of Skoga pine stools / side tables designed by Axel-Einar Hjorth, 1930s.
Produced by Nordiska Kompaniet.
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1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Axel Einar Hjorth Tables
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Pine
Axel Einar Hjorth 'Uto' Mid-Century Coffee Table for Nordiska Kompaniet
By Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in London, GB
A coffee table attributed to Axel Einar Hjorth.
Sweden, c1930s.
Stained pine construction.
Condition is generally good, but there is a historical repair to one side which...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Axel Einar Hjorth Tables
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Wood
Axel Einar Hjorth, Birch & Steel Lamp-Table by NK, Stockholm 1934
By Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Berlin, DE
A rare adjustable light arm table, designed by Axel Einar Hjorth 1934, executed by Nordiska Kompaniet in Stockholm. Tubular steel and round birch trays, diameter 55 & 65 cm.
Maximum...
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1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Axel Einar Hjorth Tables
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Steel
Axel Einar Hjorth Occasional Table for Nordiska Kompaniet, circa 1930
By Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in New York, NY
Pine occasional table for Nordiska Kompaniet designed by Axel Einar Hjorth, circa 1930
Measures: 24" height x 31.5" diameter.
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Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Axel Einar Hjorth Tables
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Pine
Axel Einar Hjorth tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Axel Einar Hjorth tables are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Axel Einar Hjorth tables, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original tables by Axel Einar Hjorth were created in the Scandinavian Modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider tables by Dux of Sweden, NK (Nordiska Kompaniet), and Nordiska Kompaniet. Prices for Axel Einar Hjorth tables can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $3,400 and can go as high as $72,120, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $16,727.
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