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This is the 1920s Swedish Grace cabinet designed by Axel Einar Hjorth for AB Svenska Möbelfabrikerna in Bodafors, Sweden. It comes builded in two sections. Made of birch and veneered with dark brown stained birch. The inside and the shelves are veneered with natural birch. Behind the doors hides two removable shelves in each section. The front is richly ornamented and the two front legs resemble paws. In an age of 100 years it still has a beautiful strong, vibrant colors without any fading. Marked "AB Svenska Möbelfabrikerna Bodafors" with a metal plate inside the upper right door. The locks work and one key is included. ____________________ Axel Einar Hjorth worked in his younger years at Svenska Möbelfabrikerna in Bodafors, before he in 1927 got employed as chief designer at Nordiska Kompaniet. Thus, the cabinet was designed before 1927 and it’s fair to assume the cabinet was manufactured sometime in the 1920s. Axel Einar Hjorth is beside his design of these type of Swedish Grace furniture known for the design of Nordiska Kompaniets Sport Cabin...

"Funkis" Bookshelf made of Bonad birch with removable shelves. Metal plaque on back with the following information NK R 35389- C 25 1 32. Dimensions: H100.5 x W116 x D25cm H39" x W46...

Rare Swedish early mid century wooden "lovö" bookcase / cabinet in pine by Axel Einar Hjorth for Nordiska Kompaniet Stockholm, 1930s. In good original condition aquired from the ori...

Freestanding bookshelf produced in Sweden, 1930s. Good vintage condition with signs of usage.

Very rare if not unique cabinet designed by Axel Einar Hjorth, from the "Caesar" series. Circa 1933. Stained birch. Rich decorated hand carved flamed birch doors panels. Original finish. Marked underneath with pencil on Swedish "Cabinet Lion". Presumably produced by AB Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden. A similar example of the present model was included in the International Exposition, Barcelona, 1929. Designer authenticity was proved by Thomas Ekstrom...

Unique "Lovö" cabinet by Axel-Einar Hjorth with unique leg stand, produced by Nordiska Kompaniet, 1945.   

Very rare "Lovö" cabinet in stained pine wood by Axel Einar Hjorth for Nordiska Kompaniet Stockholm Sweden, 1930s. In good original condition. Key is included. Dimensions: H: 156 c...

This very rare cabinet was designed by Axel Einar Hjorth and produced by Nordiska Kompaniet in Sweden. It is part of the iconic Lovö series, designed by Hjorth in the early 1930s. T...

Unique bar cabinet by Axel Einar Hjorth, in a strikingly decorative design with elegant details. Made from mahogany with floral motif inlays in birch and rosewood. Lighting inside. M...

"Typenko" Console/bookcase designed by Axel Einar Hjorth for Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden. Circa 1933. Stained birch. Manufacturer label with numbers attached.

A rare root wood veneered sideboard designed in 1935 by Architect Axel Einar Hjorth. Cabinet has three doors with adjustable shelves on two right...

Lovo cabinet by Axel-Einar Hjorth, produced by Nordiska Kompaniet, 1930s.