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Hand-carved Brown Alabaster Knight Horse Head Table Lamps, Nordiska Kompaniet
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An astonishingly beautiful pair of Swedish-Italian hand-carved brown alabaster knight horse head table lamps, Nordiska Kompaniet, made in the 1970s.
The knight, an essential piece in the game of chess, is symbolized by a horse's head and neck, renowned for its distinctive movement pattern on the board.
Crafted from beautiful brown alabaster with natural light brown inlays, these table lamps feature exquisite detailing, with the horse's head atop ball and square blocks of the same alabaster.
Each lamp is labeled with a sticker "Genuine Alabaster Hand Carved Made in Italy". Most likely these lamps were designed by NK designers and produced by skilled artisans in Italy.
DIMENSIONS
Height: 48 cm (40 cm without socket)
Lamp base: 11 x 11 cm
Width (horses profile): 13 cm
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ABOUT NORDISKA KOMPANIET, NK
Nordiska Kompaniet (colloquially NK, and literally The Nordic Company) is the name of a luxyry department store located in Stockholm.
1902 AB Nordiska Kompaniet is founded. Thirteen years later, they move into Hamngatan in Stockholm, in a grand building designed by Ferdinand Boberg, and thus Sweden gets its first major international department store.
Axel Einar Hjorth, one of Sweden's most significant furniture designers during the Swedish Grace era, was head designer of NK (Nordiska Kompaniet) furniture department 1927-38. He is also known for designing the so-called sports cabin furniture in pine for NK.
NK's production of furniture span over nearly seven decades - from 1904 until 1973 and employed the very foremost Swedish architects and designers during the period: Ferdinand Boberg, Carl Bergsten, Gunnar Asplund, Axel Einar Hjorth, Elias Svedberg, Kerstin Hörlin-Holmquist, David Rosén and many, many more.
The workshops produced furniture and furnishings that set the tone in Swedish design history. Behind the early 20th century magnificence in exclusive materials are several masters who treated wood, sculpted decorative details, wallpapered, gilded and cast fittings. The workshops attract many skilled craftsmen from all over Sweden.
The NK furniture department undertook significant and esteemed interior design projects, including a lengthy series of embassy commissions, and actively participated in international design fairs.
- Creator:NK (Nordiska Kompaniet) (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 18.9 in (48 cm)Width: 4.34 in (11 cm)Depth: 5.12 in (13 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 2
- Power Source:Plug-in
- Voltage:220-240v
- Lampshade:Not Included
- Style:Hollywood Regency (In the Style Of)
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- Place of Origin:
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- Date of Manufacture:1970's
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. There are signs of wear on some edges, this is noticeable on the sharp edges of the squares in the lamp bases. One of the lamps exhibits damage underneath the sphere, although it is not very conspicuous. Please refer to the last pictures.
- Seller Location:Grythyttan, SE
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU8757239123792
NK (Nordiska Kompaniet)
Since its inception, luxury retailer Nordiska Kompaniet, known affectionately to its customers as “NK,” has offered an influential platform for innovators in furniture design. Its department stores in Stockholm and Gothenburg, Sweden, have been home to many of the top names in mid-century modern design and in Scandinavian modernism. Admired for its production of high-quality pieces, it continues to support forward-looking designers.
Nordiska Kompaniet was founded in 1902 through the merger of the companies K.M. Lundberg and Joseph Leja. Its founder, Josef Sachs, envisioned a department store as a cultural arena that would rival the luxury stores of Paris. He opened a flagship store in Stockholm in 1915. Early on, the brand set its sights on quality furniture making, bringing on master cabinetmaker Axel Einar Hjorth, who headed its production from 1927 to 1938.
The Stockholm Exhibition of 1930 was pivotal for both Nordiska Kompaniet and the world of design as a whole. NK’s installation, designed by Sven Markelius, positioned the artist as a key influencer and force majeure of Swedish functionalism.
Nordiska Kompaniet has continued to hire renowned designers throughout its operations, including such luminaries as Carl Bergsten, David Rosen and Gio Ponti. Many iconic sofas, lounge chairs, bookcases and dining room tables from the mid-century modern period originated in its furniture shop. The brand has also been at the forefront of textile, ceramic and wallpaper design, with artists Berndt Friberg, Josef Frank, Stig Lindberg and Elsa Gullberg among those who have contributed to NK’s brand legacy.
To cater to its growing customer base, Nordiska Kompaniet opened a second store in Gothenburg in 1971. Today, NK continues to provide patronage to top designers, remaining a leader in high-end furniture production.
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