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Parkbänk Nr. 1 Model Bench by Folke Bensow for Näfveqvarns Bruk

Creator: Folke Bensow - Nafveqvarns Bruk
Offered by: BAC

Description
Bench with highly sculptural ends with sloping sides, scrolling top and prominent anthemia in relief designed by architect Folke Bensow (1886-1971) for Näfveqvarns Bruk (Model: Parkbänk Nr. 1), in painted cast iron with pine slat seat, Sweden 1920s; foundry name in relief.

This model was on exhibit at the 1925 Exposition in Paris. Folke Bensow was one of the founders of the Modern Classicism movement. His 1917 design for a textile factory in Norrköping is one of the first modern buildings in Sweden in a classical idiom. (The building is now a museum.)

c.f.: Christian Björk, Näfveqvarns Bruk Konstnärer och Arkitekter Till Industrin, Stockholm, 2013, pg. 129

More Information

Period:	1920-1949
Creation Date:	1920-1935
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Art Deco, Scandinavian Modern
Book References:	Christian Björk, Näfveqvarns Bruk Konstnärer och Arkitekter Till Industrin, Stockholm, 2013, pg. 129
Incollect Reference #:	239666

Dimensions

W.	70 in;	H.	21 in;	D.	26 in;
W.	177.8 cm;	H.	53.34 cm;	D.	66.04 cm;

Message from Seller:

A premiere design gallery for over two decades, BAC offers an unparalleled collection of fine 20th century European antiques selected with a connoisseur’s eye and an historian's rigor. Specializing in the very best of French and Nordic decorative arts and furnishing, BAC features work by design masters such as Jean-Michel Frank, Jean Royère, Axel Einar Hjorth, and Kaare Klint, as well as pieces by lesser known talents, chosen for their intrinsic quality and beauty.