Swedish Furniture

Vase ‘Farsta’ designed by Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1952. Stoneware. Signed. H: 29.5 cm Diameter: 12.5 cm.

Table lamp model 2468 designed by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1950s. Brass with cotton shades. Stamped. Model 2468 is a delightful brass table lamp with three small shades in green, yellow, and red. The lamp has an elegant brass base with three stems that hold the shades at different heights. Because of its tricolour shades, it is known as the “traffic light lamp”. Designed by Josef Frank in the 1950s, this lamp has become a timeless Svenskt Tenn collectable. H: 54 cm W: 42 cm Shade D: 15 cm Josef Frank was a true European, he was also a pioneer of what would become classic 20th century Swedish design and the “Scandinavian Design Style”. Austrian- born Frank started his design career as an architect after having trained at the Technische Hochschule in Vienna between 1903 and 1910. After his training he went on to teach at Kunstgewerbeschule (The Viennese School of Arts and crafts) where he developed and espoused the new school of modernist thinking towards Architecture and Design that was coming to fruition in Vienna at the time. He also went on to lead the Vienna Werkbund throughout the 1920s. This was a truly progressive group of Architects and Designers who set about improving the daily lives of Austrian people through modernist design and architecture in partnership with Arts and Crafts ideals and construction. Frank’s leadership of the Werkbund had already cemented his place at the forefront of European design. Frank’s time in Vienna was typified by his design for the “Die Wohnung” exhibition of the Deutscher Werkbund in Stuttgart, 1927 where he exhibited along side his contemporaries at the forefront of design, such as the likes of Le Corbusier and Walter Gropius. Here he showed a specially designed pair of flat-roofed reinforced concrete houses in what is now seen as a typical modernist style. What separated Frank’s house from the other 32 houses of the exhibition was the interior and furniture inside the building. It was described as “Neo-Classical” and filled with an eclectic mix of period pieces, modern design and pieces designed by Frank himself that seemed to cross the two worlds. This was a complete opposite direction to that which his fellow Architects were travelling in with their pared back and angular aesthetics. Frank said of his own work: “The house is not a work of art, simply a place where one lives,” and by this reasoning Frank rejected the regimental mechanisation of the living space that his contemporaries believed in, instead he set about creating congenial and spontaneous interiors. Frank’s practice saw him placing the bright colours and the soft forms of nature back into the furnishings and interiors that he thought modernism sorely mist. Frank, along with Oskar Walch set up Haus und Garten in Vienna in 1925. This was Frank’s first commercial foray into furniture and home furnishings and the company went on to become the most influential furnishing house in Vienna with a riotous depth of colour and interesting shapes becoming the trademark of their design. However this success was to come to an end with rise of Nazism in Vienna in the early 1930’s. Frank was Jewish, and he and his wife Anna decided they would leave Vienna for her motherland: Sweden, in 1933. Frank continued to design for Haus and Garten, visiting Vienna occasionally and designing the pieces that would continue to be the company’s best sellers long after Frank was forced to hand the company over in 1938 after the Third Reich annexation of Austria. When Josef and Anna had moved to Sweden Frank had struck up a working relationship with Design shop owner Estrid Ericson. Ericson was the proprietor of Svenskt Tenn that at this point was a successful interiors shop in Stockholm with the royal warrant of appointment to the Swedish Royal Household. In 1935 Frank had become the chief designer for Svenskt Tenn and had set about putting all of his creative effort into his designs for the company. At the World Expositions in Paris in 1937 and New York in 1939 the world saw for the first time the wealth of products that Frank had been working on, ranging from candlesticks to cabinets, there was not a domestic object that Frank had not subjected to his colourful, comfortable and organic style of Modernism. Frank’s new school of Modernism championed ideas such as chairs having a freeing, open back and that “If one desires the room to be comfortable…all pieces of furniture should allow for a free view of the separating line between the floor and the wall. A cabinet without legs breaks this line and thus reduces the feeling of space.” A world-wide audience tired of classic Modernism’s furniture with solid planes and aggressive forms leapt upon these ideas and Franks natural and bright designs for Svenskt Tenn became internationally desired. Frank created over 2000 designs for Svenskt Tenn and his products continue to be the core of their brand. Frank’s rejections of tubular metal and heavy lacquers within his furniture have insured his unique light form of Modernism continues to influence and flourish today. His natural toned mahogany and walnut pieces along with his tactile leather covered and brightly shaded lighting still bring the forms of nature back into the home. Original Frank pieces are now increasingly rare, highly desirable and are the epitome of “Scandinavian Design”. Renowned Designer and Academic Isle Crawford...

Serving trolley, anonymous, for DUX, Sweden, 1960s. Rattan and bamboo. H: 78 cm W: 48 cm L: 91 cm

Sideboard designed by the HI-Gruppen, Sweden, 1960s. Birch. Stamped. H: 64 cm W: 130 cm D: 45 cm Literature: Örn, Johan, The HI-group and the return of craft: Swedish furniture and interiors 1960-1966, ArkDes, Stockholm, 2017, compare bedside tables by Anders Berglund...

In India and China there are the earliest finds where the flower and love are linked. The over 4000-year-old finds tell us something about the flower's symbolic role for life and ro...

Vase designed by Erich and Ingrid Triller for Tobo, Sweden, 1950s. Stoneware. Signed. H: 6.5 cm / 2 1/2'' D: 9.5 cm / 3 3/4''.

Urn designed by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand, Sweden, 1936. Stoneware. Signed. Dimensions: H: 78.5 cm / 2' 7'' D: 53 cm / 21'' Exhibitions: In Paris 1937 at the World's Fair, Gunn...

A remarkable and most elegant Swedish 19th century Empire st. Mahogany, polychrome and giltwood center table. The rectangular table is raised by an elegant H shaped bottom mahogany s...

Marked. Measures: H: 39 cm / 15 1/3'' W: 55 cm / 21 1/2'' D: 38 cm / 15'' H storage section: 18 cm / 7''.

Floor lamp model G-075 designed by Eje Ahlgren for Bergboms, Sweden. 1960s. Brass. This floor lamp with fully adjustable shade was manufactured in brass by Bergboms and designed...

Weave frame Sideboard, made of solid wood and laminated veneér. Modern yet classic, bold yet modest the cabinet serves as a great example of scandinavian contemporary design. Designed by Lukas...

Weave bedside table Bedside table, made of solid birch wood and laminated birchveneér or solid oak wood and oak veneér. Modern yet classic, bold yet mo...

Armchair ‘Bridge’ designed by Axel Einar Hjorth for NK, Sweden, 1930s. The model was first exhibited at NK's spring exhibition in 1931 and at Ängby-villan in 1932. Our version, pictured above, was crafted using lacquered...

A natural, amber toned alabaster is a warm sleek pendant with crystal, rather than mineral, veining. Suspended on three electrified ropes from a matching alabaster canopy, the light ...

Set of six dining chairs, Anonymous Sweden, 1990's Lacquered beech and black gallon leather. Measurements: H: 83 cm / 32 ¾’’ SH: 49 cm / 18 ¾’’ W: 40 cm / 15 ¾’’ D: 53 cm / 20 ½’’

Consolein golden wood, marble, 19th.c Sweden. (circa 1800).  

Vase designed by Yngve Blixt, Sweden. 1955. Stoneware. Signed. Dimensions: Height: 33 cm / 13" Diameter: 35 cm / 13 3/4".

This versatile cart was designed for use as a bar or serving cart, with an open lower shelf, two drawers for storage and a pull-out tray lined with black glass for serving. Finished ...

Bench/table designed by Sigvard Nilsson for Söwe-Konst, Sweden, 1970s. Elm. Dimensions: L: 137 cm/ 54" D: 70 cm/ 27 1/2" H: 48 cm/ 18 7/8"

Wall sculpture by Elli Hemberg, Sweden. 1960s. Painted wood. Unique. Dimensions: H: 38 cm/ 15'' L: 118 cm/ 46 1/2''

1 of the 5 Brutalist wall sconces by Tom Ahlström & Hans Ehrlich, Sweden, 1960s, each with a E27 bulb. An absolute strong and sculptural design! The handwrought iron surround has...

Hans-Agne Jakobsson 'Mini-Tratten' raw brass outdoor sconce. An exclusive made for U.S. and UL listed authorized re-edition of the classic Swedish...

The half sphere holding the plane contributes to a bold yet minimal look that works well in several different spaces and environments. Whether used as a shelf for an extraordinary ob...

Weave 133 Birch wood, natural oil Credenza made of solid birch wood and birch veneér. Modern yet Classic, bold yet modest the cabinet serves as a great...

A large collection of Scandinavian decorative antique library leather-bound books Please note that the pictures listed are a sample of the books available and not the exact 50 books available. We will send pictures of the actual books before shipping them out. An attractive collection of 2000 mid-size antique leather-bound books. This lot of books on literature from Sweden are wrapped in leather-bound covers, comprised of varying rich, warm tones and gold leaf print embossing. The books seated side-by-side measures 2,5 meters, approximate 8´2 foot run. This collection of antique Swedish books are ready to ship and take their place, handsomely adorning your bookcase or library shelves...

The half sphere holding the plane contributes to a bold yet minimal look that works well in several different spaces and environments. Whether used as a shelf for an extraordinary object, as a bedside table or as a small bar table...

The half sphere holding the plane contributes to a bold yet minimal look that works well in several different spaces and environments. Whether used as a shelf or as a bar table it is...

Scandinavian contemporary foldable coat hanger / clothes hanger made with precision craftsmanship and quality in material and design, materialised in ash wood, oak wood or blackened Ash. Foldable to be easily stored when not needed, clothes and bags are hanged on the inside of the stand which makes it more stable than the usual clothes hanger. In the big city regions people tend to live in smaller spaces. Restaurants and bars get more crowded and we all need a flexible surrounding adapted to the needs we meet at the moment. The foldable clothes...

Easy chair designed by Otto Shulz for Boet, Sweden. 1940s. Wool upholstery and lacquered wood. Measurements: H: 70 cm / 2' 3 1/2" W: 79 cm / 2' 7 1/2" D:...

Haiku shelf in Scandinavian contemporary style is made in solid wood with modern cns-technique and traditional craftsmanship to manifest a product with est...

Weave 196 Birch natural oil Birch credenza, made of solid birchwood and laminated birchveneér. Modern yet classic, bold yet modest the cabinet serves as a great example of scandinavian contemporary design. Designed by Lukas Dahlén. The minimal yet expressive Weave credenza is made of solid birchwood and birchveneér. Inspired by the most common kind of wood and weed weaving the Weave credenza represents an enlarged version of the technique of weaving something soft around a more stable structure. The top and bottom plane of the credenza is held together by sticks kept together like a Windsor chair. Since first shown in Milan 2012, salone satellite, it has received a lot of attention worldwide. Standard sizes: Weave 196 Weave 133...

Painting by Sven Hansson, Sweden. 2007. Wooden relief. Measurements: H: 123 cm/ 4' 1'' W: 72.5 cm/ 2' 5'' Provenance: Estate of the artist.

Painted pine. Presented at the Stockholm exhibition of 1897. Measures: H 108 cm/ 3'7” W 60 cm/ 23 1/2" D 56 cm/ 22” SH 42 cm/ 16 1/2".

Painting by Sven Hansson, Sweden. 1979. Painted wood relief on board. Dimensions: H: 42 cm/ 16 1/2" W: 51 cm/ 20'' Provenance: the estate of the artist. Working in a purely geome...

Wall cupboard designed by Lars Larsson and Stig Lönngren for HI-Gruppen, Sweden, 1960s. Lacquered birch plywood and mirrored glass. Possibly unique. Stig Lönngren (1924-2022) rece...

Among the earliest of Bruno Mathsson's designs is this rare model 36 easy chair upholstered with a linen head rest. Measures: 79 cm H x 173 cm W x 79 cm D.

Elm veneer and beech. Stamped Karl Mathsson Värnamo. Measure: H: 41.5 cm / 16 1/3’’ L: 65 cm / 2’ 1 1/2’’ W: 43 cm / 1’ 5’’.  

Bowl designed by Inger Persson for Rörstrand, Sweden, 1960s. Stoneware. H: 25 cm/ 9 7/8"" D: 33 cm/ 13"

Stool designed by Calle Warfvinge, Sweden. Contemporary. Ash. Unique. This contemporary Swedish stool is a work of unparalleled craftsmanship. Calle Warfvinge carefully chose the ...

19th century Swedish painted hall bench ~ trundle bed is the perfect selection for the active family! By day, a handsome, country style hall bench ~ by nig...

This modernist bedside table was made in Sweden during the 1960s. The top with the drawer is finished in walnut wood in a warm shade of brown. ...

Lovely set of nesting tables crafted of solid walnut stained birch, with the highly sought after barley twist legs and bevelled edges. The two lower tables slide into grooves in the ...

A Swedish art deco pewter bowl with lid, produced by Guldsmedsaktiebolaget GAB in the 1930’s. The lid is elegantly adorned with a decorative deer. Guldsmedsaktiebolaget, or GAB, was ...

Pair of brass table lamps by Hans-Agne Jakobsson in great original condition. Produced by Hans-Agne Jakobsson, Markaryd, 1960s. Signed. Measure: Height 50 cm.

Antique Swedish Biedermeier drop-leaf table in stunning tiger stripe and quilted golden birch veneers and four elegant curved feet. The pedestal column in particular features beautiful swirls in the wood and also on the feet. Table wings...

Brass frame with amber-colored glasses. Made in Sweden in 1960s. up to 2 pieces available, price per lamp

These pieces were made in Sweden at Rörstrand factory and designed by Gunnar Nylund in the 1940-1950s. This is the small size vase and the large vase called "Charmotte". The name in...

The Arabic numeral dial signed A.M. Blomberg, Stockholm, the case elaborately carved with opposing cornucopias, birds and branches, raised on a bracket decorated with shells and acan...

Gunnar Ander Water Pitcher by Ystad Metall, Sweden 1960's.

An adjustable wall light or table lamp. Designed and produced by Böhlmarks, Sweden, 1950s. In brass and red-lacquered metal. Other designers of the period include Jean Royere, Pa...

Low-back lounge chairs manufactured in Sweden ca 1940. Cozy lounge chairs with exceptional proportions and design. They have been reupholstered i...

Produced by Hans-Agne Jakobsson AB in Markaryd, Sweden, 1970s. Signed. Please note: Sold separately or as a pair, listed price is for the pair.

Scandinavian Modern footstool by Otto Schulz for Boet with scrolled design in original vintage condition. beech, brown leather and brass nails, Measures: Length 25.5", width 13.5", h...

Original 1935 Swedish film poster. This film was directed by Josef von Sternberg, whose illustrious career spanned the transition from the silent to the sound era. He is best known for his work with Marlene Dietrich in the 1930s. Crime and Punishment was adapted from the novel of the same name by Fyodor Dostoevsky. The film stars Peter Lorre...

Northern Swedish country dining table. The table is a so called trestle table from the mid 19th century and made in pine with a solid tabl...

Set of four, colorful, modern, outdoor lounge chairs by Dutch designer Monika Mulder for Ikea circa 1990's are fuild, raspberry pink rattan, woven plastic...

Wonderfully pale, this Swedish Empire style mirror circa 1820 has been stripped of its gilt, down to its pale soft tones beneath. The mirrored glass has been replaced and some of its...

Swedish Baroque cabinet from the province of Bergsalgen. This charming cabinet comprises of two sections, the top being slimmer than the botto...