Dimensions | 41.5 H in. x 41 W in. x 16 D in. |
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Swedish Secretary
Item Number pe-1489. Item Number pe-1489A elegant secretary signed from the A.B. Svenska Moebel Fabrikerna (SMF), one of the largest furniture manufacturers in Bodafors, Sweden, most likely a piece from Axel Larsson (1901-1984). The secretary is made out of a varieties of woods: stained mottled birch, jacaranda wood. Wear consistent with age and use. Circa 1950 Sweden.
Axel Larsson was a Swedish interior architect and a furniture designer born in 1898 Medelpad, Sweden and passed away in 1975 Sweden. Larsson studied at the Hoegre Konstindustriell Skolan in Sweden and was mentored under the Swedish designer Carl Malmsten during the Stockholm City Hall project. Larsson work over thirty years with the Swedish manufacturer company Svenska Moebelfabrikerna Bodafors ( SMF ). In 1956, he opened his own firm but continued to collaborate with his former employer, which continues to produce Larsson’s stackable Chair S-312 today.