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Wärmdö Table in Pine by Axel Einar Hjorth with Tile Top by Anna-Lisa Thomson

Creator: Axel Einar Hjorth -Anna-Lisa Thomson
Offered by: BAC

Description
Wärmdö side or coffee table by Axel Einar Hjorth (1888-1959) for Nordiska Kompaniet, featuring a tile top hand-painted by Anna-Lisa Thomson with Upsala-Ekeby, depicting a cheerful Amazon fishing with a spear, the table itself having a square top with chamfered sides and rounded corners on four legs, with a shelf positioned one third of height below top, in solid pine, Sweden, 1937

Hjorth's iconic pine furniture designs from the 1930s, with their distinctive combination of vernacular Swedish furniture types with the designer's lyrical take on Modern/ Functionalist designed are today the most coveted examples of his work. Conceived as furniture for upscale vacation homes, the pine collections were named after islands near Stockholm where Swedes might have summer homes, such as Utö and Lovö. Wärmdö is an island just east of Stockholm in the archipelago.

In the 1930s, Anna-Lisa Thomson (1905-1952), along with Sven Erik Skawonius and Vicke Lindstrand, changed the direction of production at the Upsala-Ekeby pottery to a clever and modern sensibility that garnered awards at world fairs in Paris 1937 and New York 1939.

More Information

Documentation:	Documented elsewhere (similar item)
Notes:	Documented Hjorth design, tile top signed by ALT
Origin:	Sweden
Period:	1920-1949
Materials:	pine, painted earthenware
Condition:	Excellent.
Creation Date:	1937
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Mid Century, Scandinavian Modern
Incollect Reference #:	249771

Dimensions

W.	19.5 in;	H.	22 in;	D.	19.5 in;
W.	49.53 cm;	H.	55.88 cm;	D.	49.53 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.