Scandinavian design
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Scandinavian design
february 17. 2016 - 6pm Scandinavian design Viewing February 12, 2016 from 10am to 7pm February 13, 2016 from 10am to 7pm February 14, 2016 from 2pm to 6pm February 15, 2016 from 10am to 7pm February 16, 2016 from 10am to 7pm February 17, 2016 from 10am to 7pm PIASA 118 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré 75008 Paris - France PRESS & COMMUNICATION Cécile Demtchenko Woringer T +33 1 53 34 12 95 - M +33 6 22 16 85 96 [email protected] Press release On 17 February PIASA will offer for auction 200 items of carefully selected items of Scandinavian Design – notably by Axel Einar Hjorth, Axel Salto, Poul Kjaerholm and Ole Wanscher (1903-58) – reflecting the universal impact of Nordic designers on a whole generation of creators. The sober outlines of 20th century Scandinavian furniture still seem amazingly modern to us today. Poul Kjaerholm (1929-80) was a giant of Danish design, whose work is famed for its elegance and refinement. He was fascinated by construction materials, which he considered his ‘natural elements’, and used metal in his designs from the outset. His PK80A day-bed from 1959 is expected to be the highlight of the auction (lot 145, est. €150,000-200,000). An extensive section is devoted to Swedish designer Axel Einar Hjorth (1888-1959), the master of Nordic interwar classicism. In 1929 he designed a line of furniture called Sportstugemöbler (summerhouse furniture), intended primarily for the wealthy Swedes who have second homes on the small, very private islands that spangle the Baltic near Stockholm. The names of some of these islands – Utö, Lovö, Sandhamn – were given to Hjorth’s series of simple, pinewood designs. These combined the aesthetics of peasant craftsmanship with international modernism, exuding both natural beauty and sculptural power. Ceramics by the great stoneware specialist Axel Salto (1889-1961), a dominant figure at the Royal Copenhagen porcelain factory, form another important part of the sale, with 42 lots of excellent provenance representing Salto’s hallmark ‘budding,’ ‘sprouting’ and ‘living stone’ styles. Salto was also an artist and poet, who drew inspiration from Nature as a source of perpetual renewal. 2 Poul Kjærholm (1929-1980) PK 80 A Lit de repos Acier chromé, bois contreplaqué et cuir Edition E. Kold Christensen Date de création : 1959 H 35 × L 141 × P 141 cm 150 000 / 200 000 € 3 Poul Henningsen (1894-1967) Septima - PH 5 Suspension Verre moulé et gravé, laiton nickelé Edition Louis Poulsen Date de création : vers 1930 H 40 × Ø 52 cm 30 000 / 40 000 € 4 Ole Wanscher (1903-1985) T-Chair Ensemble de dix chaises Bois de rose et cuir Edition A. J. Iversen Date de création : 1958 H 79,5 × L 50 × P 50 cm 80 000 / 120 000 € 5 Axel Einar Hjorth (1888-1959) Lovö Ensemble de six fauteuils Pin et fer Edition NK Nordiska Kompaniet Date de création : vers 1930 H 69 × L 52 × P 42 cm 30 000 / 40 000 € Axel Einar Hjorth (1888-1959) Utö Table Pin Edition Nordiska Kompaniet Date de création : vers 1930 H 48 × L 68 × P 54,5 cm 12 000 / 18 000 € Axel Einar Hjorth (1888-1959) Paire de tabourets Pin Edition NK Nordiska Kompaniet Date de création : vers 1930 H 36 × L 60 × P 34 cm 30 000 / 40 000 € 6 Axel Salto (1889-1961) Bourgeons Vase Grès émaillé Edition Royal Copenhagen Signé Salto et numéroté 21688 Date de création : vers 1960 H 69 × Ø 23 cm 25 000 / 35 000 € Axel Salto (1889-1961) Grenade Vase Grès émaillé Edition Royal Copenhagen Signé Salto et numéroté 20897 Date de création : 1955 H 16 × Ø 13 cm 3 000 / 4 000 € Axel Salto (1889-1961) Grenade Vase Grès émaillé Edition Royal Copenhagen Signé Salto et numéroté 28811 Date de création : 1965 H 39 × Ø 24 cm 25 000 / 35 000 € 7 Poul Henningsen (1894-1967) Poul Kjærholm (1929-1980) Mogens Koch (1898-1992) Edvard Kindt Larsen (1901-1982) & Tove (1906-1994) Piano Lampe de table Laiton et verre bakélite Edition Louis Poulsen Date de création : 1931 H 38,5 cm 40 000 / 60 000 € Bureau Acajou, cuir et laiton Edition N. C. Jensen Kjær Date de création : 1938 H 75 × L 189 × P 93 cm 60 000 / 80 000 € PK 24 Chaise longue Acier, cuir et cannage Edition E. Kold Christensen Date de création : 1965 H 86 × L 60 × P 152 cm 18 000 / 25 000 € Cabinet Acajou et bois de rose Edition Gustav Berthelsen Date de création : 1946 H 141 × L 74,5 × P 45 cm 55 000 / 75 000 € 8 Design department François Epin Archibald Pearson-de Brantes Johanna Colombatti Alix de Saint-Hilaire Éléonore Floret www.piasa.fr 9