Carved, stained birch, carved decoration. Extra leaf.

Furniture

Extending Dining Table

History:
Carl Hörvik was one of Sweden’s leading architects and designers. To the Paris World Exhibition in 1925 he contributed several acclaimed pieces of furniture, some of which won the prestigious Grand Prix. A sideboard belonging to this dining table was exhibited in Paris in 1925 and in Barcelona in 1929.

Thulins Vagnsfabrik

Lacquered iron, lacquered wood.

Provenance:
Stadshotellet Båstad (Hotell Skansen).

Pair of Chairs

History:
The garden furniture was designed by Hörvik for the refined gardens at the hotel 'Stadshotellet Båstad' (Hotel Skansen) in the late 1920s and for the Restaurant Lindgården, Djurgården, Stockholm in 1930.

Lacquered iron, wooden seats.

Provenance:
Stadshotellet Båstad (Hotell Skansen).

Hyresgästernas Möbelaffär

Birch, rattan, upholstered in wool.

Provenance: 
Oskar Bengtsson (1897-1975), who was director of HSB Stockholm. Acquired in connection to the Stockholm exhibition 1930;
Thence by descent.

Armchair

Exhibition:
Stockholm Exhibition 1930, hall 35 (HSB), apartment 4, living room. 

Literature:
Catalogue, 'Stockholm Exhibition 1930 of Art Industry, Arts and Crafts and Handicrafts: special catalogue of the housing department', 1930, p.223.
Paulsson, Gregor, Wollin, Nils G., 'Swedish Craftsmen's Journal', 1931, p.20. 
Munthe, Gustaf, 'Modern Furniture', Bokförlaget natur och kultur (Sweden) 1931, p.43, 53.

Mahogany, birch veneer, inlay in ebony, Limestone, brass.

Small Chest of Drawers

Literature: 
Sketch in filing case AM 1970-05-107 at the Museum of Architecture in Stockholm.

Näfveqvarns Bruk

'Blomster' Side Table

History:
The model was designed for a cast iron design competition initiated by Svenska Slöjdföreningen and Näfveqvarns Bruk foundry c.1921/1922. 

Exhibition:
Gothenburg Exhibition Jubilee, 1923
'Swedish Grace', National Museum Stockholm, 2022. 

Literature: 
Björk, Christian, 'Näfveqvarns bruk: konstnärer och arkitekter till industrin', Orosdi Back Förlag (Sweden) 2013, p. 66-67.
Robach, Cilla, 'Swedish Grace: Konst och Design i 1920-talets Sverige', National Museum Stockholm (Sweden) 2022, p. 66. (this example)

Grythyttan Stålmöbler & Skifferverket

Painted metal base. Slate top.

Literature;
Katalog, Grythyttan Stålmöbler, 1931, n.p.
Dan Gordan, 'Svenska Stolar och deras formgivare 1899-2013', 2014, p. 70.
Related examples are retained within the collection of the Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, under inventort numbers NMK 24/2010, 25/2010 and 26/2010.

Side Table

White painted iron, slate top. Wood seats. 
Probably produced by Thulins vagnsfabrik, Skillingaryd. 
Provenance; Stadshotellet Båstad' or 'Lindgården', Stockholm ca 1927-29.

Table H.70 Dia.60 cm,  
Chairs height H.79 cm,  W.45 D.42 seat height ca 44 cm.

Table and Two Chairs

Carved and stained birch with lion paw feet, fabric upholstery.
Original drawing in the Carl Hörvik archive, ArkDes Museum, Stockholm.

Pair of Lounge Chairs

Original painted steel with rough carved slate top. 

Provenance:
Trädgården Maryhill, Lund.

Exhibited:
The model was shown at the Stockholm exhibition in 1930 outside architect Uno Åhrén's townhouse.

Literature:
Katalog, “Grythyttan Stålmöbler”, 1931, n.p., the model illustrated
Dan Gordan, “Svenska stolar och deras formgivare 1899‑2013”, 2014, illustrates the chair from the same series, p 70

Low Table, Model no. 8B

Forged iron with impressed decoration. Brass knobs and decoration. Velvet seat. Made in a very small number for Elsa Gullberg textile and interior studio.

Literature; Nils G. Wollin - Hemmet och den moderna smaken

Carl Hörvik was one of Sweden’s leading architects and designers. To the Paris World Exhibition in 1925 he contributed several acclaimed pieces of furniture, some of which won the prestigious Grand Prix.