A blonde wood dining set produced and sold by Sweden’s prestigious Nordiska Kompaniet (NK) in the 1950s. The table and four chairs use simple lines and traditional techniques. The beechwood-framed chairs (one carver and three side chairs) have laced papercord seats woven in a traditional rush pattern and are remarkably similar in design to Kaare Klint's 1936 'Church Chair'. The table top is finished in ash veneer over a pine core with a marquetry border detail and has tapered legs made from solid birch that can be unbolted for transport and storage. There are two drawers with original locks and keys along one of the long sides of the table.
Stamped underneath with maker's mark.
The table top has been recently restored and re-lacquered. Slight undulation in the table top but not noticeable in normal use. Small age-related marks and wear. Chair seats have been rewoven with laced Danish cord.
Nordiska Kompaniet was created by merger in 1902 in Stockholm and still occupies the building designed for it by Ferdinand Boberg in 1915. NK set out to be the premier department store for luxury goods and interiors in Sweden to rival stores in London and Paris and specialised in luxury furniture in the 1930s producing many designs by Axel Einar Hjorth. It later developed a more popular modern range of furniture, Triva created by Lena Larsson, Elias Svedberg and Erik Worts.
Delivery to mainland GB included.
Table will be shipped with legs detached.
Approx. dimensions (cm): table 160w x 80d x 74h; carver 86.5h x 62w x 54d arm height 65; side chairs 84h x 52.5w x 48d seat height 43