A low occasional table / bench, 1960s

Details

BENGT NORDQUIST (1912-1991)
A low occasional table / bench, 1960s
manufactured by AB Nordiska Kompaniet, Stockholm, Sweden, oak, painted steel
9 7/8 high x 71 ¼ long x 35 in. wide (25 x 181 x 39 cm.)
underside handwritten in marker 49410 EK

Provenance

Bonniers Department Store, New York, 1960s.

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Lot Essay

Manufactured by the Stockholm-based Nordiska Kompaniet, the present model was designed by Nordquist specifically for Bonniers, the Manhattan 5-storey furnishing department store. The high-end retailer was part of Bonniers media group, the renowned family-run Swedish publishing house. Located on Madison Avenue, the flagship store closed in 1974 due to the expansion of competitors such as Bloomingdales, after being a ‘trend‐setting establishment for more than two decades’ (New York Times, 28 September 1974).

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