Axel Einar Hjorth

Pair of "Lovö" Low-Back Chairs

Import Tariff

Auction Closed

June 10, 06:51 PM GMT

Estimate

15,000 - 20,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Of Form & Color: Art & Design from the Emmanuel de Bayser Collection

Pair of "Lovö" Low-Back Chairs

circa 1930

produced by Nordiska Kompaniet, Stockholm, Sweden

pine, iron, fabric upholstery

31 ½ x 20 ½ x 17 ⅝ in. (80 x 52.1 x 44.8cm) each

Galerie Angela Weber, Zurich

Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2020

Christian Björk, Thomas Ekstrom, and Eric Ericson, Axel Einar Hjorth: Möbelarkitekt, Stockholm, 2009, p. 130

Axel Einar Hjorth: Sportstugemöbler, exh. cat., Eric Philippe, Paris, 2013, pp. 21-22

Because this lot was imported into the United States after April 5th, 2025, it is subject to an import tariff based on the value declared upon entry into the United States. The cost of the tariff, $2,625, plus applicable sales tax will be included on your invoice unless you instruct Sotheby's to arrange shipping of the lot to a foreign address. For more information on the import tariff, please review the Symbol Key in the back of the catalogue.