Scandinavian design

february 17. 2016 - 6pm
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Cécile Demtchenko Woringer
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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.
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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 €
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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 €
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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 €
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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 €
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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 €
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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 €
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Design department
François Epin
Archibald Pearson-de Brantes
Johanna Colombatti
Alix de Saint-Hilaire
Éléonore Floret
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